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Agile Project Manager
 Koch Business Solutions, LP | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Kansas, Wichita | |
 Jan 18, 2025 | |
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Your Job
Koch Capabilities Company is seeking an Agile Project Manager to join our team. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about being a servant-leader and helping product teams deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment through agile mindset. As an Agile Project Manager, your primary role will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our projects by ensuring that teams apply Agile methodologies and principles. You will be responsible for managing project metrics, reporting to internal and external customers, and providing feedback and respectful challenge to project teams and stakeholders. You will use Principle Based Management (PBM) and Agile principles to successfully execute projects. This includes removing barriers to success and fostering a collaborative environment that enables our teams to deliver high-quality products and services efficiently. Your secondary role will be to coach and mentor both domestic and global team members through Agile methodologies and principles. Our Team You will be joining the dynamic and innovative Employee Services team within Koch Capabilities, which is dedicated to transforming and improving Koch's overall effectiveness. Employee Services is focused on leveraging technology and data to enhance our products and services, and to improve the employee experience. We deliver IT products and services that enable employee success and collaboration, foundational accounts and devices, and transformational mobility and XR experiences. As a trusted partner, we focus on people, processes, technology, and data to drive transformation. Our team members are key contributors through the application of frameworks and principles with an emphasis on critical and economic thinking to drive value. This role will be based in one of our "hubs" in Wichita, KS, Atlanta, GA, or Dallas, TX What You Will Do * Using relevant tools and resources, scope, track, and report on project progress, ensuring transparency and accountability. * Collaborate with Product Owners and other team members to prioritize backlog. Identify and remove barriers that may hinder progress. * Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging team members to establish feedback loops, experiment, and learn from experiences. * Facilitate project meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. * Coach and mentor team members on Agile principles and best practices. Ensure the team adheres to the defined expectations, Agile principles, and PBM framework. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * A proactive and collaborative approach, with a focus on teamwork and achieving collective goals. * Ability to work effectively with cross-functional, global teams and with strong stakeholder management and communication skills. * Proven experience managing project metrics, reporting, and providing thoughtful feedback to project teams and stakeholders. * Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and principles. What Will Put You Ahead * Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Microsoft Azure DevOps, or ServiceNow. * Experience helping product teams transition into agile. * Relevant certifications: PMP, Scrum Master At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). #LI-MS6 References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |