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Wolters Kluwer · 1 week ago

Lead Program and Project Manager

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a Lead Program and Project Manager to support their Compliance Solutions division, focusing on the FCC-CS Banking Compliance suite of products. The role involves managing software development Scrum teams, ensuring project quality and timely delivery, and promoting Agile practices within the team.

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Responsibilities

Manage software development Scrum teams throughout the entire software development project lifecycle, including facilitating the planning, construction, testing, and deployment phase
Work with the team and stakeholders to help ensure projects meet the requirements and are delivered with quality in a timely manner
Coach and guide the team in its Agile practices, facilitating the team's meetings, removing impediments, and shielding the team from interruptions
Lead projects with development teams of internal/external developers, testers, analysts, and product managers using Agile/Scrum
Identify any issues and risks for the team and project, and manage any open issue or risk to resolution
Report sprint and release status and participate in the related status meetings and scrum of scrums
Help ensure artifacts are accurate and documents clearly define the scope and status, and receive stakeholder approval
Prepare timely, clear, and concise reports and presentations for management
Maintain a strategic focus on the deliverables, including frequent interaction with the business area to ensure a balance between the immediate project needs and the long-term goals of the company
Promote process change where the existing process may not reflect best practices or may be deficient in providing the organization with adequate controls and direction

Qualification

Scrum Master certificationAgile methodologySoftware development processesProject managementMicrosoft Office SuiteAzure DevOps/TFSVisual StudioRisk managementResource planningCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent work experience
Minimum 5 years of experience working with software development teams
At least 3 years of experience leading teams as a scrum master or project manager
Building and managing project/release plans, managing risk, scheduling, estimating, and resource planning
Solid functional knowledge of software development processes
Managing teams/projects using an iterative methodology such as Agile or Scrum
Experience managing teams/projects using an iterative methodology such as Agile or Scrum along with solid functional knowledge of software development processes

Preferred

Scrum Master certification
Experience with SAFe
Experience managing 3rd party vendors and associated deliverables
Experience managing geographically dispersed teams
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Experience working with Azure DevOps/TFS, and Visual Studio

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
401(k)
FSA/HSA
Commuter Benefits
Tuition Assistance Plan
Vacation and Sick Time
Paid Parental Leave

Company

Wolters Kluwer

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Wolters Kluwer is an information services company specializing in software solutions and services for the healthcare and legal sectors.

H1B Sponsorship

Wolters Kluwer has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2024 (22)
2023 (23)
2022 (10)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.78B
2025-06-23Post Ipo Debt· $578.76M
2025-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $542.74M
2024-03-11Post Ipo Debt· $655.84M

Leadership Team

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Jason Marx
CEO, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
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Nancy McKinstry
CEO
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