Jr. Project Manager - DotNet

About the Role:
The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. He/She will coordinate with teams, resources, and stakeholders to achieve project objectives while mitigating risks and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. The Project manager will work in a wide variety of fields while assessing the scrum maturity of the team and organization and guiding the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization. He/She will be coaching team members with agile standards and best practices. He/She will be supporting the agile transformation together with an agile working group.

Key Responsibilities:
Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables
Develop detailed project roadmaps, plans, budgets, and schedules
Allocate resources, assign responsibilities, and optimize utilization
Lead daily huddles and performance meetings to track and improve productivity
Monitor and report on project progress using Agile project tools (JIRA, ScrumDesk, VSTS, TFS)
Identify risks, issues, and blockers, and implement timely mitigation strategies
Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and align with client expectations
Manage code quality via reviews, unit testing, and ensure integration with external systems
Oversee quality control practices: load testing, UAT, functional testing, release metrics
Manage controlled releases and optimize cloud deployments and hosting environments
Maintain comprehensive project documentation and present updates to senior leadership
Coach teams in Agile values, Scrum principles, servant leadership, and continuous improvement
Conduct and facilitate Scrum ceremonies: Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives
Support Product Owner with backlog grooming, story estimation, and business alignment
Foster a collaborative, respectful, and high-performing team culture

Required Skills & Knowledge:

1. Project & Agile Methodologies:
   Deep knowledge of Agile/Scrum, SAFe, XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, Lean, LeSS, DevOps
   Familiarity with PMI frameworks and project management best practices
   Strong skills in project estimation, planning, budgeting, and stakeholder management
   Proficiency with Agile tools: JIRA, ScrumDesk, VSTS, TFS, SharePoint

2. Agile Practices & Techniques:
   Expertise in Scrum coaching, backlog refinement, sprint execution
   Strong grasp of Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration & Testing, Pair Programming, Agile Games
   Knowledge of Agile metrics: burn-down/up charts, retrospective formats, sprint velocity, dashboarding

3.Technical Acumen:
Understanding of technologies used in ASP.NET, MVC-based development
Experience in managing code integration, unit testing, and release planning
Hands-on experience with cloud deployments and performance optimization

4.Leadership & Soft Skills:
Proven leadership, mentoring, and team-building skills
Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills
Strong presentation skills using PowerPoint, Google Docs
Problem-solving, decision-making, and time management under pressure
Friendly, approachable, with servant leadership mindset and facilitation skills