IT/OT Project Management Scrum Master

Role Responsibilities

• Scrum Master
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring structured and effective meetings
• Actively coach team members, stakeholders, and Product Owners on Agile principles, roles, and frameworks to improve Agile maturity within IT/OT teams
• Partner with Product Owners to refine and prioritize backlogs, ensuring stories and tasks are clearly defined and aligned with program objectives
• Identify and remove impediments or blockers affecting team performance by collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and escalating issues when necessary
• Track sprint progress and delivery performance using velocity and burn-down charts, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement
• Foster a safe environment for team members to openly discuss challenges, experiment with new ideas, and adopt iterative delivery improvements
• Act as a servant leader, shielding teams from external disruptions, enabling focus on sprint commitments, and maintaining team morale
• Facilitate dependency management and coordination with other Scrum Masters and teams within scaled Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS)
• Create and distribute sprint reports and dashboards that summarize progress, accomplishments, and risks for stakeholders and leadership
• Advocate for Agile best practices across the enterprise, supporting organizational Agile transformation initiatives and participating in coaching forums
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, including scope, schedule, resources, and cost baselines, ensuring alignment with program and organizational objectives
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies; drive resolution through cross-functional coordination and appropriate escalation
• Monitor project performance against established baselines using KPIs, earned value metrics, and milestone tracking; provide actionable insights and corrective actions as needed
• Foster a collaborative and accountable team environment that encourages transparency, problem-solving, and continuous improvement
• Lead project execution with a focus on delivery discipline, ensuring teams remain aligned to commitments while managing competing priorities and constraints
• Cover interdependencies across projects, teams, and business units to ensure integrated delivery and minimize execution risk
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive status reports, dashboards, and executive updates highlighting progress, key milestones, risks, and financial performance
• Promote adherence to project management standards, governance frameworks, and organizational best practices while supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee the use of project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps) to ensure accurate tracking, documentation, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with IT/OT governance, regulatory requirements, and internal controls throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead lessons learned sessions and post-project reviews; document and disseminate insights to improve future project delivery

Job Requirements and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field of study
• PMP, SAFe, and other project management related certifications are a plus
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience
• Ability to manage complex projects including but not limited to prioritization of critical path, escalation of risks and issues, management of stakeholders, and problem-solving with workstream
• Renewables or broader energy industry experience preferred however other CAPEX-intensive B2B industries are relevant
• Familiarity with various IT & OT operating models including shared services, centralized / decentralized support models, vendor partnership, and self-managed
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage customer and service provider relationships
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Project, SharePoint, Teams)
• Strong leadership, influence, and communication skills
• Emerging skills using AI to automate and accelerate workflows (e.g., ChatGPT, NotebookLM, etc.)
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• Is a team player embracing the spirit of continuous improvement personally and within the team
• Detail-oriented, has strong business acumen, and a sound understanding of business concepts