Director of Agile and Project Management | AppNexus Inc. | New York, United States

Director of Agile and Project Management | AppNexus Inc. | New York, United States

Director of Agile and Project Management (New York) Engineering | New York, United States

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Team Description:
At AppNexus, the Agile and Project Management team is composed of members who fulfill multiple roles. Depending on the organization’s needs, our team members may take on the role of Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Project Manager, or a combination of the three.  As a team, we embrace agile values and use project management tools and techniques. We believe in continuous improvements, adapting to change, and learning. We are a tactical team focused on execution, and our goals always revolve around empowering teams to be more effective, helping deliver projects, and delivering value to our customers.
Role description:
The Director of Agile and Project Management (DAPM) will provide leadership and oversight to a team of Scrum Masters and PJMs to help engineering teams work together to deliver robust software that delights customers. In addition to people management and performance reviews, the DAPM will be responsible for creating and maintaining a framework for determining which methodology (Scrum, Kanban, traditional PM/Waterfall, etc.) is most appropriate for each initiative/engineering team. He or she will also act as Scrum Master and/or Project Manager to one or more teams at all times.
Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the creation of a “score card” that engineering and product teams use to understand: how well the projects are going; how well the teams are functioning; and the degree to which the Project Manager/Scrum Masters are increasing team effectiveness.
• Facilitate the creation and maintenance of a framework for determining which methodology (Scrum, Kanban, traditional Project Management/Waterfall, etc.) is right for each team, and help teams use the framework to make appropriate decisions.
• Set goals, develop professional development plans and provide feedback and evaluations for the team of Project Managers and Scrum Masters some of whom report to DAPM directly while others report to Engineering Managers and are dotted lined to DAPM.
• Serve as Project Manager and/or Scrum Master on one or two projects at any given time

Requirements: 

• At least 5 years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Scrum Master
• At least 3 years of previous experience as a software engineer
• Strong command of leading software development methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban and traditional Project Management
• At least 2 years of experience as a manager including conducting performance management, career development, and mentoring
• Must be very comfortable with and effective at working through influence, as opposed to direct control

What we look for:

• You want to be part of an organization with a transparent and agile environment where you can communicate freely and openly.
• You look for novel and creative solutions to complex problems.
• You are an independent thinker who is self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced work environment.
• You are passionate about and thrive in a culture of learning and teaching – you are both open minded to others’ opinions and take opportunities to help and teach colleagues.
• You are comfortable with uncertainty and change.

What's in it for you?

• Industry-changing work – be a part of the team that is building bold solutions to some of today’s most exciting technical challenges.
• Significant impact from your very first day.
• Global presence – AppNexus has offices around the world: Manhattan, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, London, Paris, Hamburg, Toronto, Sydney, and Singapore.
• Regular access to industry events – AppNexus hosts many technical meet-ups and speakers on site.
• We are a technology company at heart with a committed and engaged leadership team. Our founders can hold their own in architecture discussions with the team. Occasionally, our CEO even checks-in bug fixes to the ad server codebase.

The other perks:

• Career Development: Annual budget for conferences and continuing education.
• Free Food: Every office has fully-stocked kitchens featuring bagels each morning, as well as healthy and tasty snacks, drinks, and coffee throughout the day. Family Lunch Fridays – AppNexus provides free lunch for the company every Friday.
• Speak, Publish, and Patent: Your work will help enhance the engineering brand at an emerging powerhouse technology company.

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