979RM – Project Manager 3

W2, C2C
Lansing, MI, USA
September 22, 2026
$65 - $70 / hour
Contract Full Time
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Job Description

Interview Process: 1st round interviews will be virtual > 2nd round interviews will be in person Lansing, MI.

Hybrid: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. (In office work will be Wednesday/Thursday)

Local candidates ONLY – Candidate MUST be within a 90-mile radius of Lansing, MI at the time of submission.

 

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments.
  • Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level financial or debt management software solutions.
  • Advanced knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodologies (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, or similar).
  • Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and delivery forecasting.
  • Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
  • Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).
  • Hands-on experience using Azure DevOps Agile lifecycle management tools.
  • Proven ability to coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, story decomposition, estimation, and value prioritization.
  • Experience supporting teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory, privacy, and security considerations in financial services software (e.g., PCI, SOC, FFIEC, CFPB-related requirements).
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to lead multiple Agile teams or a large, scaled program context.
  • Experience working in fast-paced, cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), CSM, PSM I/II, ICP-ACC, or equivalent certification.
  • Experience working with debt collection/servicing systems, payment processing workflows, or financial case management platforms.
  • Understanding of user-centered design, accessibility standards, and customer journey mapping.
  • Experience supporting Quality Assurance processes including regression, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-deployment validation.
  • Ability to facilitate technical discussions, backlog elaboration sessions, and dependency alignment across multiple teams.
  • Experience contributing to or establishing Centers of Excellence (Agile CoE) or process governance programs.

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