Project Manager II (Scrum Master) - Cartage, Cargo Services, IS Operational Experience

  • Full-time

Company Description

"We're not in the shipping business; we're in the information business." -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

At the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Global supply chain management is what we do, getting goods from one place to another for our customers, but information is how we do it and do it the best! We are a Global company based in the United States with.

  • 18,000 trained professionals
  • 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ Countries
  • Fortune 500
  • Globally unified systems

Job Description

About Cargo Services, IS Operational Experience

Our software business systems are built to provide efficiency and functionality to our branches, allowing Expeditors to provide outstanding customer service and competitive rates. Our internal and external systems are an integrated suite of collaborative supply chain software applications that are designed to assist our operations teams and customers in managing international and domestic shipping challenges.

The Cartage Team will be doing greenfield development work to create a new system that will manage local freight movement, including initial freight pickup, transfers between facilities, and final delivery. It is part of the Cargo Services group, which is responsible for developing core business applications that enable our world-wide network to efficiently manage and transport freight via collaborative internal and customer facing systems.

Your Role

The Project Manager (PM) plays a key role working within a highly collaborative and Agile development team toward the design and production of mission-critical, enterprise-scale business systems. The Project Manager will take on the role of Scrum Master for our Cartage team.

They will communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders throughout the Program Increment (PI), maintain and execute the PI plan, and help raise awareness and mitigate risks. They will direct the day-to-day activities of Analysts, Engineers, Developers, and other IS personnel for the duration of the PI. The PM in conjunction with other team leaders, is responsible for the success of the PI plan, and ensuring committed work is completed on schedule and the flow of value is optimized for the agile team they manage.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Coaches the team in adoption of SAFe/Agile core values, principles, and practices
  • Leads the team in self-organization to deliver quality working software with predictability, efficiency and velocity
  • Facilitates and conducts team SAFe ceremonies: daily stand-up, iteration planning, iteration review and iteration retrospective.
  • Provides metrics for the team (e.g. capacity, planned/actual velocity, story point burn down)
  • Removes impediments and provides visibility and/or escalation to leadership
  • Fosters a positive and productive environment within the Agile team
  • Monitors sprint/iteration work closely, proactively manages dependencies, and ensures committed work is delivered on time
  • Keeps team organized and focused
  • Promotes a mindset and focus on relentless & continuous improvement
  • Understands the context and status of each feature and story in the PI plan
  • Supports the RTE in administering PI planning

Working on our team - what to expect:

Team Structure

You would be part of an agile team working on building the new Cartage system. The team will ultimately have 3-4 developers, 1-2 QA engineers, a Product Owner, and a Scrum Master.

Our Philosophy

Our team encourages people to take the time to help others, both within our team and across the organization. This provides opportunities to learn from many people, and makes work a more enjoyable place. We want our team members to love their job and feel supported by each other. We believe in a reasonable work/life balance, and go out of our way to provide employees with a stable place to grow their careers. We view failure as an opportunity to learn. We strive to provide help when asked, but avoid micromanaging. We favor decentralized decision making whenever possible. We value diversity in all its forms, and believe it makes for a more successful team. We make our hiring decisions irrespective of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

This position will sit in Seattle, WA. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ability to successfully navigate and execute within ambiguous and stressful situations
  • Strong communication and execution capabilities
  • Working knowledge of Agile development methodologies and activities, particularly Scrum and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • Continuous learner; receptive to feedback, with a desire for improvement
  • Alignment with Expeditors culture and Ten Critical Success Factors (100% Customer Satisfaction, 100% of the time)
  • Experienced problem solver, strong collaborator, and able to provide organization and clarity around complex topics
  • Assertive personality, interpersonal, action and outcome driven mentality
  • Ability to actively inspire, coach, mentor, and motivate
  • Well-organized with a keen attention to detail
  • Servant leader
  • DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 1-3+ years of experience in related field (i.e., project management, software development, IS or Agile leadership, etc.)
  • 1-3+ years Project Management or Scrum Master experience
  • SAFe Scrum Master certification or similar
  • Experience working in cross-functional Agile teams to deliver results with tight deadlines
  • Experience working with software development teams and/or projects
  • Understanding of the transportation/logistics industry

Additional Information

Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday. We are a business professional attire company.

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

  • Benefits: Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time, Work from Home Time
  • Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
  • Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Training and Personnel Development Program
  • Transit pass

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