Job Description
About the Role:
We're seeking a talented Backlog Management Analyst to join our dynamic team and support our Program Manager for Project Synergy. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with our Industrial System IT colleagues to organize, support, monitor, and report on a wide variety of backlog activities. This position offers an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in our project management processes and drive efficiency across our organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with stakeholders from both business and IT to define Epics, Sub-Epics, and Features
- Work collaboratively to establish specific, measurable value for identified Epics and Sub-Epics
- Create and track milestones using backlog management tools such as Rally and Jira
- Produce comprehensive program-level reporting by consolidating multiple backlogs and tools
- Design and develop intuitive dashboards, reports, and customized workflows
- Establish a framework for collaboration with PDO teams to effectively track and report on committed deliverables
- Lead quarterly PI Planning sessions, focusing on value delivery commitments and milestones
- Provide support for backlog management operations to various PDO teams as needed
- Assist stakeholders in developing monthly updates and metrics, consolidating them into required report artifacts
- Support Industrial System IT leadership in monitoring the big picture of activities and deliverables, ensuring teams focus on the right priorities at the right time
- Contribute to quarterly leadership offsite planning sessions
What We're Looking For:
- Expert knowledge and hands-on experience in backlog management, including defining Epics, Sub-Epics, and Features
- Proficiency in backlog management tools such as Rally and Jira
- Strong background in Agile software delivery, Scrum, and PI Planning methodologies
- Proven ability to create insightful dashboards, reports, and customized workflows
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of successful stakeholder management
- Experience in coordinating, organizing, and hosting meetings/events with various IT teams
- Detail-oriented approach with strong decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Inclusive leadership style with the ability to build meaningful relationships across all levels and functions of the organization
- Capability to work cross-functionally in a matrix environment, ideally with experience in a large multinational company
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, develop informed perspectives, and make recommendations to the Program Manager
- A commitment to exhibiting positive behaviors and working diligently and ethically to achieve team success
If you're passionate about backlog management, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are ready to make a significant impact on our organization's project delivery, we'd love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Contractor
Salary: $ 50,000.00 90,000.00 Per Year
Job Tags
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