Senior Project Manager

About the Role

Capstone IT is partnering with a Fortune 500 client to identify an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead two strategic retail technology initiatives focused on Rebate Management and Promotion Systems. This is a highly visible, long-term contract role where you'll drive enterprise software delivery in an Agile environment, partnering with Scrum teams, business stakeholders, technical leadership, and third-party vendors to ensure successful project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of two large-scale retail technology initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and milestones.
• Coordinate multiple Agile Scrum teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and technical leads.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between business and IT teams.
• Identify, track, and manage project dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Drive sprint and release planning activities while supporting Agile best practices.
• Monitor project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Manage third-party vendor engagements and project deliverables.
• Prepare and present project status updates for stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Proactively identify roadblocks and partner with teams to remove impediments.
• Balance Agile delivery with enterprise project governance and reporting requirements.
• Adapt project plans as business priorities evolve while maintaining delivery momentum.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience with 7+ years serving as a Project Manager.
• Proven success leading complex software development projects within Agile environments.
• Strong experience working with:
  • Scrum Teams
  • Product Owners
  • Scrum Masters
  • Technical Leads
  • Business Stakeholders
• Deep understanding of:
  • Agile methodologies
  • Scrum ceremonies
  • Sprint Planning
  • Backlog Management
  • Release Planning
  • Iterative software delivery
• Experience coordinating multiple Agile teams and managing cross-team dependencies.
• Strong background managing:
  • Project schedules
  • Budgets
  • Risks and issues
  • Executive communications
  • Vendor relationships
• Experience delivering projects across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Atlassian Jira
• Experience with Confluence
• Experience using Smartsheet
• Retail technology experience
• Merchandising systems experience
• Rebate Management systems
• Promotion Management systems
• Pricing or Price Optimization initiatives
• Understanding of strategic pricing methodologies and customer/store segmentation