Agile Project Manager - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 17-10-2017 7:48:52 AM
01-11-2017 9:23:15 AM
Maxxor is a dynamic and professional software development company based in Century City, Cape Town. Maxxor delivers cutting-edge consulting and software development services to clients globally. The company specializes in the development of custom mobile applications, web applications, website design, cross-platform mobile products, enterprise systems and much more.

Maxxor is looking for a determined self – driven and results-driven Project Manager that is passionate about IT and would like to become a part of the company’s exciting, innovative work environment.

Do you have professional Project Management -related qualifications, or mad Project Management skills along with three to five years’ worth of project management IT experience? Then we want your talents at Maxxor!

As a prospective Project Manager at Maxxor you are required to:

o Be competent with project management processes for both application and mobile development
o Uphold and maintain the principles of Scrum and Kanban processes within Maxxor
o Be Certified Scrum Master or trained in Scrum would be to your advantage
o Knowledge of UI/UX principles and BA training would be an advantage
o Be competent of Scrum processes (product backlogs, user stories, task definition, task estimation, standups, sprint backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, reviews, and retrospectives)
o Have excellent verbal and written multimedia communication skills
o Be comfortable and confident in working and leading a project team
o Be self-motivated enough to complete job requirements with minimal supervision
o Have strong problem-solving skills
o Have an excellent understanding of Microsoft office tools as well as Google products and services
o Be knowledgeable of Jira as a supporting tool for development projects.
o Have excellent customer service liaison reputation
o Be able to work independently as well as within a team
o Accelerate learning and growth through self-development
o Have an excellent understanding of business processes and principles
o Be comfortable and confident with business presentations.
o Possess excellent interpersonal skills
o Be detail-orientated with an analytical mindset
o Dynamic self-starter: highly motivated / enthusiastic / energetic.

As a Project Manager, your role and responsibilities will be to:

o Delivers exceptional projects that exceed customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions
o Facilitate the daily Scrum stand-ups and ensure that the Scrum project board is updated daily.
o Ensure that the team is productive, assist in removing impediments from the team, shield team from external interferences, and resolve team conflict.
o Work closely with other roles in the Scrum development process, including product owners, other Scrum masters as well as business stakeholders in order to ensure that a shared understanding is held among all.
o Document client requirements in the form of user stories in a product backlog.
o Create and amend project prototypes and wireframes when needed.
o Ensure that all client requirements are understood by the development team.
o Design and document processes relating to the systems being developed.
o Train end-users to use new business systems, web applications, and mobile applications.
o Assist sales staff with preparing proposals and cost estimates.
o Drive and motivate your team to deliver high-quality projects within sprints.
o Adapt to learning skills not listed in this document in order to deliver a project.
o Identify and address software quality issues as soon as they arise
o Be involved in ad-hoc projects
o Perform and execute ad hoc administrative requirements
o Proactively contribute ideas for new features and easily identify areas for improvement

Recruiter: Maxxor