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job summary: In addition to the following responsibilities you will be responsible for working with teams and leadership on Agile adoption, facilitating workshops, removing impediments and obstacles programs and teams are experiencing, monitoring training and reporting on productivity improvement, creating standards and processes and training. - The Agile Trainer/Coach will be engaged throughout the enterprise transformation to facilitate a smooth transformation into Agile processes.   location: Chicago, Illinois job type: Contract salary: $93.23 - 98.23 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: - Coaching: Working with teams to institute, practice, and adopt Scrum and Agile techniques. Identify and introduce opportunities for the team to improve through coaching and questioning. - Mentoring: Serve as a mentor to Scrum Masters, Product Managers and other Agile leaders with an aim to make Agile techniques successful, resilient and permanent. - Training: Collaborate to develop Agile training materials, newsletters, and support communities as they relate to Agile practices. Provide Agile and role-specific training (group and one-on-one) for management, team members, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters. - Observing / Assessments: Observe program and team activities (e.g., sprint, release and roadmap planning) and provide constructive feedback to teams and leads. Critical impediments and non-adherence to the Agile core principles should be brought to leadership attention immediately. - Process Adherence: Work with the teams to ensure adherence to the defined Scrum processes and framework (status reporting, compliance, estimation). - Tool Adherence: Work with the teams to ensure the appropriate tools are being leveraged and enterprise practices are being followed to enable consistency and metrics where needed. - Culture: Work with management and teams to strengthen our Agile culture. Skills/Requirements: - Experience in delivering Agile training and coaching in a transforming organization. - 5+ years experience working in an Agile environment and experience with Agile development methodologies (i.e. Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean, etc.) - One or more Expert-level Agile certification(s) - PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or other Agile related certifications a plus. - Knowledge and experience in Waterfall project management. - Experience implementing and continually improving Agile principles and practices, and coaching the customer on the recommended approach. - Good written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to communicate solutions effectively to technical and non-technical audiences. - Technical background with a deep understanding of modern DevOps practices preferred. - Innovative thinking - ability to learn new tools and techniques and apply them to the program. - Experienced in Agile Thought Leadership.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 8 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Scrum MasterDevOpsAgilecommunication Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). Applications accepted on ongoing basis until filled.

job summary: Hybrid with a top law firm in Chicago! Pension and great benefits! -Warm, energetic, trusting team -Great opportunity to work at a larger firm with a great reputation. -Management style is trusting and the team is big on autonomy -This is an opportunity to build technology from the ground up while molding the technology to the needs of the business -This department is an evolving security team, and the team is attempting to be more robust, with opportunities for advancement and responsibility. -AI Projects along with large scale initiatives. -We are the legal technology Leader in Big Law -Really collaborative and collegial team with smart leadership. Summary: The IT PMO Program Manager will be managing IT projects for IT Portfolios supporting Core IT, Accounting, Marketing, HR Knowledge Management, Data Management and more. The IT PMO Program Manager will specialize in key complex IT initiatives, whether individual projects or collection of projects under a program relating to business functions, application lifecycles, networking, hosting, disaster recover, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and more. The individual may be the sole project manager managing a program or be expected to manage and have oversight over other PMO project managers to ensure the program is successful. The IT PMO Program Manager will ensure delivery of high-quality projects and programs within time and budget following the framework governed by the IT PMO. This individual will be a champion of the IT PMO's processes ensuring consistency across projects and programs. Additionally, must organize work and communicate with a variety of technical, business and vendor resources. This position requires extensive prior experience in project management, program management, strategic planning, communication, organizational and leadership skills. Duties and Responsibilities: Partner and assist with Senior Manager PMO to review, prioritize and shape roadmap of projects with IT Leadership.Work with Project Managers, IT team members, stakeholders, and other departments to ensure successful project delivery from project inception through closure.Provide strategic project management oversight on sub-projects within a program.Create various project documents, including project charters, project plans, status reports, project risk assessments and project gating presentations. Work with project team to ensure relevant project documentation is created.Report on the project pipeline, budget run, risks, issues, and mitigation plans for assigned projects.Champion and contributor of project management best practices and standards within the IT PMO.Perform risk mitigation and resolve resource, timing or other critical path issues tied to projects/programs.Review and reporting of project/program status.Provide project gating presentations to the IT Directors and CIO during various stage gates of their assigned projects.Preparation of materials for briefings and presentations to large size groups of key decision makers at the executive level.Other duties as required. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email staffrecruiting@sidley.com (current employees should contact Human Resources). Education and/or Experience: Required: Bachelor's DegreeA minimum of 8 years of experience managing IT projects and/or programsDemonstrated experience contributing to process and methodology improvementsDemonstrated knowledge and execution of project management practices, tools, and methodologies, including appropriate project management tools (Smartsheet, Asana, Planview, Microsoft Project, etc.) Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certificationDegree in Computer Science, Business or Management Information SystemsExperience with transactional systems, particularly in the accounting, finance, marketing, or human resources functional areas as well as core IT functions relating to IT services, hardware, networking, cybersecurity, AI and moreLaw firm experienceConsulting/professional services experience Other Skills and Abilities: The following will also be required of the successful candidate: Self-starter and good judgmentstrong organizational skillsstrong attention to detailstrong interpersonal communication skillsstrong analytical and problem-solving skillsAble to work harmoniously and effectively with othersAble to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretionAble to work under pressureAble to manage multiple projects/programs with competing deadlines and priorities   location: Chicago, Illinois job type: Permanent salary: $130,000 - 145,000 per year work hours: 9am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: Partner and assist with Senior Manager PMO to review, prioritize and shape roadmap of projects with IT Leadership.Work with Project Managers, IT team members, stakeholders, and other departments to ensure successful project delivery from project inception through closure.Provide strategic project management oversight on sub-projects within a program.Create various project documents, including project charters, project plans, status reports, project risk assessments and project gating presentations. Work with project team to ensure relevant project documentation is created.Report on the project pipeline, budget run, risks, issues, and mitigation plans for assigned projects.Champion and contributor of project management best practices and standards within the IT PMO.Perform risk mitigation and resolve resource, timing or other critical path issues tied to projects/programs.Review and reporting of project/program status.Provide project gating presentations to the IT Directors and CIO during various stage gates of their assigned projects.Preparation of materials for briefings and presentations to large size groups of key decision makers at the executive level.Other duties as required.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 5 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors (required)  skills: Program ManagementProject ManagerSmartsheetAsanaPMP Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). Applications accepted on ongoing basis until filled.

job summary: This position is for an Assistant IT Product Manager working in Healthcare Billing for a large Insurance Provider in the claims portfolio. The Assistant IT Product Manager will be responsible for assisting the IT Product Manager with lifecycle management of an IT product (application family); triaging inbound requests for the product manager (i.e., bug fixes or new projects); acting as a proxy for the IT Product Manager to interact with project teams and assisting the IT Product Manager with the tactical activities related to product management  location: Chicago, Illinois job type: Contract salary: $59 - 60 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: Required Skills - "*Bachelor's Degree and 4 years product management experience, OR 8 years Information Technology, including 4 years product management experience. * Experience in application development platforms and/or languages. * Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process. * Experience in integration technologies. * Experience in iterative, agile and/or scrum development. * Experience in knowledge of product-specific application architecture. * Ability to tie together solutions across systems. * Application domain knowledge. * Program and/or product management. * Experience with JIRA and product metrics tools. * Ability to manage multiple scrum teams and acts as product owner. * Ability to prioritize sprint backlog. * Ability to influence resources. * Ability to prioritize and make trade-off decisions. * Ability to proactively address risks with stakeholders and takes action to mitigate risks before they turn into issues. * Adaptability and/or ability to manage change. * Creative thinking. * Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people. * Problem solving / analytical thinking. * Teamwork and collaboration. * Good communication skills both oral / written. Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people. * Problem solving / analytical thinking" Job Duties -Drive projects from inception to implementation in the claims portfolio Desired Skills & Experience -"Ideal candidate will need to multitask. They will need to be able to pivot and pick back up without missing a beat. Candidate needs to be organized"   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 5 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Manager Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). Applications accepted on ongoing basis until filled.