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Project Manager / Scrum Master

Los Angeles, California
$37 - $57 hourly
Freelance
Job ID #73031

Onward SEARCH needs a Project Manager/Scrum Master for our client, a Fortune 500 electronics and entertainment company. 

You’ll join the Agile team to support a dynamic, driven team working to help achieve our client's vision of a sustainable future by providing accurate, auditable, and timely information for reporting.  

This is a 6 month contract opportunity. 

To learn more about this Project Manager/Scrum Master opportunity, apply now and chat with a recruiter today! 

As a Project Manager/Scrum Master you’ll: 

  • Run and coordinate sprints, regular standups, demos, and retrospective meetings in accordance with Kanban methodology
  • Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery team
  • Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
  • Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles, including those that risk achievement of timely milestone achievement
  • Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
  • Guide and coach team members on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers
  • Identify and raising opportunities for improvement and efficiency
  • Conduct ad hoc support efforts at the request of project leadership
  • Leverage best practices developed by Finance Transformation’s Agile Center of Excellence

Skills & Experience needed:  

  • BA/BS degree and minimum 2 years’ experience in scrum master role on projects using Kanban methodology or high school degree and minimum 5 years’ experience in scrum master role on projects using Kanban methodology
  • JIRA experience preferred, or relevant task tracking software such as Trello
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization
  • Proficient in project management and delivery– structuring discussion, prioritizing work, setting timelines, and identifying and removing roadblocks
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to interface effectively at all levels of an organization
  • Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • CSM or SAFe certification is a plus
  • Experience with or passion for climate change and carbon emissions; diversity, equity and inclusion; respect for human rights; community engagement; corporate governance and ethics is a plus
  • Able to work from Culver City, CA office at least 3 days a week—there is no flexibility for this to be a fully remote position

To learn more about this Project Manager/Scrum Master opportunity, apply now and chat with a recruiter today! 

What’s in our benefits packages:  

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
  • Life Insurance 
  • 401k Program 
  • Commuter Benefit 
  • eLearning 
  • Education Reimbursement 
  • Ongoing Training & Development  
  • *To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of assignment must be a minimum of 10 weeks.  

At Onward Search, our job is to find you dream jobs.  

We are creatives, marketers and digital wizards who use our talents to connect talented people with the nation’s leading brands. And our relationship won’t end with your start date.  

More than recruiters, we are your advocates, advisors, and employers of record. We pay weekly, make sure your needs are met, and measure our success by yours. Join us. 

DE&I is not just our promise, it’s our passion. 

Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment regarding race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances.  

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Employer Details:

  • Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
  • Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
  • Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
  • Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
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