Senior IT Project Manager
Workplace: Lund, Sweden
Expires: June 29, 2025
Seeking a Project Manager/Scrum Master to lead development of new technologies and solutions for food processing equipment. The role involves managing complex development projects globally, working with customers, partners, and universities, using both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Main requirements:
- Experience in waterfall project management
- Experience as a Scrum Master
- Familiarity with teams transitioning from waterfall to Agile
- Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (definition of done, user stories, backlog refinement)
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Degree in Engineering, Business, or similar field
- Scrum Master certification is a plus
Responsibilities:
- Manage each project’s scope and timeline
- Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
- Coach team members in Agile frameworks
- Facilitate internal communication and collaboration
- Serve as contact point for external communications
- Work with product owners for backlog and new requests
- Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles
- Help teams implement changes effectively
- Ensure sprint deliverables meet quality standards
- Guide teams toward higher scrum maturity
- Build a productive environment with team ownership of solutions
Required hard skills:
- Waterfall project management
- Scrum Master practices and artifacts
- Backlog management
- Sprint planning and coordination
Recommended hard skills:
- Scrum Master certification
Soft skills:
- Excellent communication
- Problem-solving
- Conflict resolution
- Organizational skills
- Team coaching
Frameworks:
- Scrum
- Agile
Natural languages:
- Swedish (Working knowledge)
- English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
- Agile coaching
- Collaborative teamwork