Scrum Lead- Project Management
- Metlife
- 8 - 12 years
- Hyderabad
- 5 days ago
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Job Description
Position Summary
MetLife established a Global capability center (MGCC) in India to scale and mature Data & Analytics, technology capabilities in a cost-effective manner and make MetLife future ready. The center is integral to Global Technology and Operations with a with a focus to protect & build MetLife IP, promote reusability and drive experimentation and innovation. The Data & Analytics team in India mirrors the Global D&A team with an objective to drive business value through trusted data, scaled capabilities, and actionable insights. The operating models consists of business aligned data officers- US, Japan and LatAm & Corporate functions enabled by enterprise COEs- data engineering, data governance and data science.
Role Value Proposition:
Driven by passion and a zeal to succeed, we are looking for accomplished Program Manager to structure, plan and handle multiple projects with minimum supervision and will be responsible for successful completion of projects supporting MGCC and US D&A leadership with various strategic initiatives in development and successful implementation of governance and process excellence practices.
This position would be responsible for complete adherence of the projects and its objectives and support all aspects of project management. This role will support development of best practices, processes and framework to achieve standardization and streamlining across various initiatives.
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as analytics program manager on data, analytics projects and POCs working with data engineers, business analysts, data scientists, IT teams, vendors, executive leaders, and business stakeholders
- Drive transparency leveraging tech stack and data, own progress reporting and proactively communicate status
- Drive delivery of projects using Agile methodology for data and analytics programs
- Facilitate scrum ceremonies including Sprint planning, Daily stand ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives
- Responsible for defining relevant program metrics, status reports and continuous measurement of program portfolio best practices
- Lead, coach, support and mentor junior team members
- Interact with senior leadership teams across Data and analytics, IT and business teams.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Bachelors degree. Technology/IT specialization is preferred.
- MBA is a preferred qualification
- 8-12+ years of progressive experience in project/program management role with proven people influencing experience including with virtual and global teams
- Agile project management/delivery experience is a must preferably with Data and Analytics background
- Proficient in MS Office suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Project.
- Understanding of analytical tool stack, Azure Devboards, Jira, SharePoint is a plus
- CSM, SAFe Agilist certifications are preferred
- Ability to identify risks to project success and recommend course of action to prevent risk from negatively impacting the project; Effectively recognize when to escalate issues and options to senior management for resolution
- Superior solutioning techniques, organizational skills and ability to manage multiple ongoing projects.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated competency with cross-group collaboration, organizational agility, and analytical planning
- Strong leadership & negotiation skills.
Job Classification
Industry: InsuranceFunctional Area / Department: Project & Program ManagementRole Category: Other Program / Project ManagementRole: Project ManagerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: MetlifeLocation(s): Hyderabad
Keyskills: Agile Methodology Sprint Planning scrum Azure Devops Agile Framework Backlog Refinement Scrum Development Sprint Review Retrospective
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