Senior Agile Project Manager

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Senior Agile Project Manager supporting government contract with a hybrid work model. Leading teams using agile methodologies to ensure project success within scope, schedule, and budget.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeWashington, DC • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Azure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plan, execute, and oversee project activities using both traditional project management and agile methodologies to deliver project objectives within defined scope, schedule, and budget.
Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Coach project teams and stakeholders in agile principles, frameworks, and best practices to enhance team productivity and delivery outcomes.
Identify, track, and remove impediments that impact team performance or project progress.
Coordinate cross-functional resources, tasks, and deliverables to ensure alignment with program objectives.
Manage stakeholder expectations by providing regular updates on project progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Support backlog prioritization and ensure alignment between business requirements and development activities.
Monitor project performance metrics and adjust project strategies as necessary to address changing requirements or priorities.
Foster a collaborative and iterative work environment that encourages transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Support program leadership in maintaining compliance with contractual requirements, project governance standards, and reporting expectations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field from an accredited institution.
Eight (8) or more years of experience supporting project management, agile facilitation, or scrum leadership activities to include business process improvement or transformation initiatives.
Experience managing multi-workstream projects using agile frameworks with business and technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated Agile experience ensuring delivery expectations are met.
Experience using agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Proficiency in at least one agile framework (Scrum, SAFe, etc.).
Strong presentation, visualization, and reporting skills for executive and technical audiences.
US Citizenship required.
Must reside in the Continental US; and be within driving distance to Washington, DC.
Depending on the government agency, specific requirements may include public trust background check or security clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health care
dental
vision
life insurance
401(k)
paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementagile methodologiesscrumSAFebusiness process improvementtransformation initiativesproject performance metricsbacklog prioritizationstakeholder managementrisk mitigation

Soft Skills

coachingfacilitationcollaborationtransparencyaccountabilitycontinuous improvementpresentation skillsvisualization skillsreporting skillscommunication