Job Description - Agile Project Manager

Job Description

Overview


We are seeking an Agile Project Manager for a 3-month
Temp-to-Perm contract role in Chicago IL.

Our client is currently modernizing their business through a
targeted portfolio of technology initiatives. A critical pillar of
this effort is an enterprise-wide project to scale their centralized
data repository—the core 'source of truth' powering corporate
reporting and insights. Walking into this role, you will drive scrum
delivery and bridge the gap between technical execution and business
intent. By orchestrating workflows across data engineering pods,
business leads, and semantic layer leads, you will ensure the
enterprise data foundation is scalable, governed, and ready for
high-impact analytics.

Important Location Requirement: This role is open only to
individuals located in the Chicago, IL area. It operates on a hybrid
schedule, requiring you to be in the office Tuesday through Thursday.



What You Will Do

  • Agile/Scrum Leadership: Facilitate daily stand-ups,
    end-of-day scrum check-ins, and manage structured 2-week sprint
    cycles across parallel technical and business-facing streams.

  • Cross-Functional Orchestration: Act as the primary
    connective tissue between the Business Leads (defining data
    requirements), Data Engineers (building the ingestion
    pipelines), and Semantic Layer Leads (structuring data for
    performance and accessibility).

  • Execution & Delivery: Shepherd the ingestion,
    pipelining, and modeling of new enterprise data sources (e.g.,
    integrating SAP, Salesforce) into the centralized cloud data foundation.

  • Semantic & Data Scaling: Coordinate the deepening and
    optimization of established data domains with a heavy focus on
    data quality, standard definition mapping, metrics governance,
    and business-facing consumption layers.

  • End-to-End Project Governance: Define, track, and manage
    comprehensive project schedules, critical path milestones, and
    key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure predictable delivery timelines.

  • Scope & Resource Management: Monitor project scope
    ruthlessly to prevent scope creep, managing technical backlog
    refinement and ensuring resources are optimally allocated across
    technical pods.

  • Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify
    technical roadblocks, map cross-functional dependencies between
    engineering and semantic modeling, and deliver actionable,
    data-driven status updates to project leadership.

  • Communication & Reporting: Serve as the central point
    of contact for project status, translating technical velocity
    and delivery metrics into clear, structured progress reports for
    stakeholders and leadership.

  • Culture Alignment: Drive a culture of immediate
    resolution—jumping into a huddle or sending a quick chat to
    resolve alignment issues dynamically rather than drawing out
    decisions over long email threads.




    Requirements

    • Background: 5–7+ years of technical project management,
      Agile Delivery, or Scrum Master experience

    • Cloud & Tools Core:Understanding of cloud data
      platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure etc), understanding of ERPs/CRMs (e.g.,
      SAP, Salesforce, D365), and expert proficiency in Agile tools
      (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, etc.).

    • Leadership Experience: Must have proven situation
      leadership at the Director/Sr. Director level 

    • Certifications: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional
      Scrum Master (PSM), or Project Management Professional (PMP)
      credentials are a significant plus.


    Benefits

    The client offers: Comprehensive benefits package includes
    health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, employee
    assistance programs, paid time off, paid sick time off, paid
    holidays, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities

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