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Sr Java Developer, Los Angeles, CA

Added December 1, 2009 - contact jobs@scrumclub.org

3+ month gig in Century City (LA, CA). Just hired the last contractor that came in.

5+ years of application development experience in Java
Knowledgeable in Web Applications frameworks like Struts, JSF, Spring, Hibernate, iBATIS, etc.
Good knowledge of Agile methodologies and general software development best practices
Willing to learn, experiment, and implement a wide range of technologies pertaining to the web, JMS (message oriented middleware), and large-scale cacheing
Ability to multi-task, as well as work under pressure
Ability to work independently or within a team. Highly self-motivated and directed with experience working in a team oriented, collaborative environment.

Senior Project Manager, Los Angeles, CA

Added Sept 21, 2009 - contact jobs@scrumclub.org

Senior Manager, Project Management will use a balance of technology and business skills and partner closely with development teams to deliver outstanding implementations of the Enterprise Ecommerce application, specifically in the area of product configuration modeling and supporting edge system applications. The Senior Manager, Project Management will manage a team of project managers to work with analysts, developers, and testers to deliver exceptional quality and capability for offer related projects and functionality. The Senior Manager, Project Management will be responsible for building a professional, disciplined, responsive, and supportive project management team able to meet the needs of a dynamic and time-to-market driven environment.

Key responsibilities:

Manage a team of project managers in developing schedules, understanding requirements, and adherence to SDLC methodology and process in a fast-paced and dynamic delivery organization.
Focus on quality deliverables, utilizing strong project management skills. Responsible for ensuring that project management work follows established standards, processes, and guidelines.
Responsible for providing best practices and procedures to improve quality of deliverables and efficiency of development team.
Hands-on mentoring and guidance of project management skills and best-practices.
Collaborate with business stakeholders and enable partners in a success-oriented project team environment.
Display clear and effective verbal and written communications skills during interactions with business, project management, team members, and executive management.
Ensure that issues and risks are identified, understood and dealt with in a manner that mitigates risk to scope, cost, and schedule.

REQUIREMENTS

Undergraduate degree either BS or BA; MBA, PMP, Scrum Master Preferred
Eight to ten years project management experience in complex business and technical environments.
Direct experience in managing budgets in excess of $5 million dollars.
Be a leader, detail oriented, quick study, and self-motivated.
Have full life cycle project management experience in software development environment.
Have a clear project and process improvement orientation with experience in delivering solutions under very tight timelines.
Have strong teaming and time management skills.
Have ability to multitask within an environment of rapidly changing priorities.
Experience in Microsoft Project, Clarity or equivalent PPM tool, spreadsheet expertise, and
Significant project management experience in customizing, integrating and/or implementing large scale enterprise software applications
Demonstrated ability to translate customers' needs into timely and accurate responses
Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups from both business and IT stakeholders
Desire to work in a fast paced, dynamic team and product oriented environment is a must
Excellent verbal/interpersonal, written, presentation and customer relationship communication skills
High energy level, can-do attitude and ability to drive projects through to completion on time/on budget with a high level of customer satisfaction
Be willing to work occasional extended hours.
Experience with Agile methodologies preferred.
Experience with time-to-market business stakeholders preferred.
Experience implementing short term projects (less than 30 days) preferred.
Prior experience in a business analyst role preferred.

Project Manager, Los Angeles, CA

Added July 10, 2009 - contact jobs@scrumclub.org

The Project Manager is responsible for the management and overall operations of large-scale interactive website design/development projects. The Project Manager is able to ensure that their project team is poised to meet the objectives and goals of each project on-time and on-budget but is also able to manage the quality and integrity of the end result. Project Managers should have 3-5+ years experience managing large-scale interactive projects from discovery and design to technical development and implementation. Extensive experience in an agency environment working with and implementing both project management and online best practices on and across large-scale engagements are a critical component of this role.

All in all, the Project Manager must be attuned to value the details as well as be able to understand and drive towards the big picture. Analytical and quick thinking in a fast-paced environment are essential. The Project Manager is an enthusiastic problem solver and thrives on being engaged at all levels of the project. As the key point of contact for both the Client and the project team, the Project Manager plays a pivotal role in the success of any major engagement.

Responsibilities and Principal Duties:

Responsible for developing overall project management strategy and working with discipline leads and project teams to execute on plans
Monitor day-to-day activities of the project team and ensure work is progressing as planned. Work with project team and be actively be involved in the work
Manage schedules, budgets, assets, and overall project organization to ensure requirements and project deliverables dates are clearly communicated, understood and executed upon.
Ability to work across several projects with one or more junior project managers or as the primary Project Manager on a large-scale engagement
Effectively and efficiently plan and prioritize all deliverables and resources working across project(s) based on scope of work and project goals
Actively monitor project risks and scope creep to foresee/identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address them in advance
Consistently identify needs that Clients may not recognize and ensure approaches and solutions are linked to objectives and future needs
Consistently manage client expectations, ensure delivery of the highest quality service, and solicit and act on client feedback
Communicate and document project status and strategic recommendations to clients, team members and senior management on a regular basis; escalate issues accordingly via the appropriate channels
Proactively identify opportunities and deliver improvements; evangelize the project management methodology and project processes
Partner with project team leads to present work as well as participate in new business presentation opportunities
Lead the training/mentoring of junior project managers on project management methodologies and best practices as required

Qualifications and Requirements:

Bachelors degree and at least 3-5+ years of experience in interactive project management
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communications skills
Demonstrated ability to motivate, support and understand different project teams
Deep understanding and awareness of product development and experience tying product goals to business goals
Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical
Experience with the development of large-scale websites and a strong understanding of associated web development technologies and third party applications and platforms is essential
Mobile and social media/community experience an asset
Competencies in MS Office, MS Project, bug tracking, wiki and other related project management and common communications tools is required
PMP and other project management certifications are a big plus

equal opportunity employer (EOE). We strongly support diversity in the workforce

competitive salaries and benefits including 3 weeks paid time off.

We're looking for a Long Term Relationship (LTR): This is an opportunity to be a part of something big! We're growing quickly and want an applicant who is interested in being a part of this exciting time at our company. There is a great deal of opportunity to evolve in this role integrating your passions and strengths.