Scrum Master (IT Project Manager - Journey)

Please note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidate’s qualifications within the starting salary range of $88,332 to $ 115,908 annually. 
 
Hybrid: Our physical office is in Olympia, WA. We offer flexible work schedules and locations. This is a hybrid position where most of the work allows teleworking. However, you must travel to in-person activities, meetings, and events as needed for business purposes.
 
Why work for OFM
The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian. If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!
  
The job opportunity
We’re seeking an experienced Scrum Master to help bring this vision to life.   In this crucial role, you will work on the systems that provide vital information, fiscal services and policy support to all state agencies, higher education, the Legislature and the Governor. These systems support applications that provide fundamental information for financials, budgets, allotments, legislative and financial impact analysis, human resources, payroll and collective bargaining on behalf of the Office of Financial Management and the Office of the Governor. You will lead efforts to keep those systems and applications operational along with efforts to build new functionality to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of those systems and applications.

As a Scrum Master, you’ll contribute to the success of the new statewide ERP (Workday) system by developing project schedules and workplans for implementing all the changes necessary to the enterprise applications to migrate the current functionality into Workday.

If you are ready to contribute your expertise to a program of statewide importance and help drive one of Washington’s most transformational initiatives, we encourage you to apply and join this historic effort.

What you will work on

• Serve as the primary contact for multiple scrum teams, help to facilitate product delivery, assess team performance, and contribute to product schedule development.
• Lead the Scrum of Scrums for multiple cross-divisional development teams in the creation of software applications and their successful stabilization and promotion into the Enterprise portfolio
• Work within business, technical, legislative, and legal standards and processes established across the Enterprise and OFM for IT disciplines (e.g., technical and business architecture, development, testing, documentation standards), which are ultimately overseen by the Chief Information Officer.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Project Managers, and Team Members to identify necessary artifacts needed to deliver the requirements and work items to the team(s) to develop the end product using Agile methodologies.
• Continue to develop Agile metrics and identify opportunities to improve team(s) Agile performance.
• Remove team(s) roadblocks and escalate issues (blocks) that can’t be resolved, thus enabling productive performance.
• Lead, plan, and control multiple projects. To include working with project stakeholders to define business deliverables, building project work plans, working with project team to estimate level of effort for project activities, preparing detailed project schedules, keeping work plans up-to-date, managing project resources, monitoring and controlling project budgets and contract status, making adjustments to plans where needed, and reporting status to project stakeholders on a frequent basis.
• Provides leadership, consultation and oversight to the project team members and stakeholders through the duration of the project.
• Provide project management services such as: status, projection, and budget/spend reporting, total cost of ownership assessment, lead meetings, drive projects/tasks to completion, tie actions to metrics such as hours, manage governance and gateways, and accept responsibility for project teams’ performance.
• Develop all the required project documentation including but not limited to plans to manage the project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement, change and stakeholders.
• Responsible for managing Change, Risk, and Quality management processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Required Qualifications:

• Agile Facilitation and Team Leadership: Proficient in facilitating Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, daily stand-ups). Skilled in protecting teams from unplanned or unprioritized work to maintain sprint integrity. Experienced in fostering collaboration, accountability, and transparency across Agile teams. Competent in using Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time) to guide performance improvement.
• Agile Coaching and Continuous Improvement: Skilled in coaching Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and development teams on Agile values and practices. Proficient in promoting a learning culture that supports continuous improvement and team growth. Experienced in identifying performance trends and implementing process enhancements. Adept at removing or escalating impediments to maintain delivery flow and productivity.
• Performance Measurement and Transparency: Proficient in developing and maintaining Agile dashboards for visibility into team performance. Skilled in analyzing Agile metrics and reporting progress to leadership and stakeholders. Competent in tracking sprint goals, managing risks, and ensuring delivery transparency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication: Proficient in collaborating with Product Owners, Project Managers, and stakeholders to manage product backlogs and priorities. Skilled in building trust and effective communication between business and technical teams. Experienced in aligning Agile delivery with organizational objectives and stakeholder needs
• Enterprise and Compliance Alignment: Skilled in applying enterprise IT governance, standards, and compliance requirements within Agile frameworks. Proficient in balancing Agile flexibility with adherence to technical and legal requirements. Competent in ensuring Agile delivery aligns with enterprise architecture and documentation standards.
• Project and Agile Integration: Proficient in integrating Agile practices with PMI-based project management methodologies. Skilled in managing project scope, schedule, and resources within iterative delivery models. Experienced in bridging traditional and Agile approaches to support successful technology project delivery.

Desired Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional Certification or formal Project Management coursework such as UW PM certification or similar training (minimum of 72 hours of project management education or training).
• Scrum Master Certification and experience working in an Agile environment.
• PROSCI or similar certification in Organizational Change Management.

What we offer:

At OFM, we foster a culture of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and belonging. We value learned and lived experiences, believing diversity strengthens us. To support your health and well-being, we offer a variety of benefit programs for our employees. 
  
Please visit our Recruitment Page for a full list of benefits available to employees. Here’s a quick glance at some of the unique benefits that OFM offers:

• An environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging 
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 12 paid holidays, 14 paid vacation days (minimum), and 12 days of sick leave per year
• State retirement programs 

Application Process:
 Once you’ve decided to apply for a state government job, you’ll complete an online application to showcase your qualifications. Keep in mind that once you submit the application, a real person will read it. We do not use AI or other technology that screens your application and rejects it.  Please ensure that you provide clear and detailed information about your work history, allowing your qualifications to be accurately assessed. We will contact the top candidates directly to schedule interviews. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please call 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
   
Your application will not be considered complete and sent to the hiring teams for review unless you attach all of the following:

• Cover letter: describing your experience, skills, and contributions you will bring to this leadership role, along with the values you will bring to the team and organization if you are chosen for this position.
• Resume: that details your applicable experience and education.
• References: At least three professional references with current phone numbers. 

Questions:
OFM's Staff ASL interpreter is available to all deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants. For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process, please email us at TalentAcquisition@ofm.wa.gov. 

The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects diversity in cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position is exempt from civil service rules.
For more information, please see WAC 357-19-195