Project Manager
Summary
Senior Project Manager driving technical projects through agile lifecycles: tracking progress, proactively managing timelines with Engineering and Product, and often acting as Scrum Master facilitating ceremonies and reporting team productivity. Key tools are Jira, Jira Plans, and Confluence.
Description
ABOUT THE JOB
As a Sr.Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving projects forward using agile methodologies. Throughout the project lifecycle, you will track progress, work with Engineering and Product counterparts to manage timelines proactively and ensure effective resolution of issues. In addition, you may serve as the Scrum Master, facilitating various agile ceremonies, acting as a servant leader, and creating reports to showcase team productivity.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead project planning, resource allocation, and monitoring to ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget, utilizing agile principles.
• Motivate cross-functional teams to meet deadlines and deliverables, fostering a collaborative and agile working environment.
• Accountable for delivering technical projects on time, within budget, and with successful outcomes according to business objectives.
• Develop comprehensive project plans encompassing scope management, deliverables, milestones, resource management, finance, and quality management, in an agile context.
• Manage multiple projects/scrum teams simultaneously, ensuring effective adherence to Agile practices.
• Facilitate backlog grooming sessions with cross-functional teams to ensure clear priorities, understanding, and dependencies before sprint planning.
• Appropriately engage all organizations to ensure effective adherence to completing PDLC governance.
• Maintain and prioritize the requirements backlog, ensuring alignment with technical and operational needs.
• Collaborate with Product Management to help drive sprint planning sessions to set development teams up for success meeting their commitments.
• Proactively remove impediments for project teams to ensure continuous workflow.
• Monitor and communicate project health, manage interdependencies, and define critical milestones.
• Conduct retrospectives, drive continuous improvements, and share best practices within the organization.
• Uphold the company's commitment to risk management and data integrity.
EDUCATION
• Project Management Professional (PM)
Preferred
• Agile certifications
EXPERIENCE
Minimum
• 8 years of Agile, Scrum, project management with a software development team that applied Scrum principles practices and theories.
• Proven track record of leading agile maturity by successfully coaching and transitioning teams, programs and portfolios at all organizational levels, including Sr. leadership.
• Proficiency with Jira Software, Jira Plans and Confluence.
Preferred
• 10+ years’ experience working in the Insurance industry managing Property / Casualty Information Technology projects.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Minimum
• Ability to influence without authority, be an effective negotiator, and communicate with various organizational levels, including cross-functionally, at the frontline, and with Sr. leadership.
• Demonstrate high level of interpersonal skill used to build relationships and manage conflict within the team and cross-functionally. Well-developed capacity for emotional intelligence.
Skills
jira, jira plans, confluence, agile, Project management
Top Skills Details
jira,jira plans,confluence,agile,Project management
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Preferred
• 10+ years’ experience working in the Insurance industry managing Property / Casualty Information Technology projects.
Experience Level
Expert Level
Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Brea, CA.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $50.00 - $60.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace TypeThis is a fully remote position.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Sep 18, 2026.
About TEKsystems
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services
We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.