Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States
Onsite
The Information Technology (IT) Agile Project Manager II leads medium-scale, moderately complex IT projects with minimal oversight in an increasingly Agile environment.
In this role, the IT Agile Project Manager II is accountable for end-to-end delivery management—including planning, forecasting, risk and issue management, stakeholder communication, and delivery outcomes. They apply Agile principles pragmatically, leveraging Agile events, practices, and mindsets to manage scope, quality, and timelines.
The role will require managing projects across Agile teams in IT, occasional non-Agile teams in IT, and/or business teams with varying degrees of Agile familiarity. Within this context, the successful candidate will produce project-appropriate monitoring, conduct corrective action as necessary, communicate project status information to all stakeholders, perform risk management, issue resolution and conflict management, and ensure full alignment on project scope and quality.
They are accountable for ensuring that project information and summaries are provided for portfolio level reporting and metrics.
This role operates with significant autonomy, regularly collaborates across IT and business units, and contributes to the maturation of Agile practices across the organization.
This can be a fully remote role (pending country rules regarding remote work) that can be located anywhere that TNC is registered to work with strong preference to Central, North, and South America. These include the following countries: Latin America (Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru); North America (Canada- Only Alberta, Ontario and Northwest Territories, United States)
RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
Manage Agile and hybrid IT projects from initiation through closeout
Establish and maintain integrated project plans, roadmaps, schedules, and forecasts
Coordinate with IT teams via Agile events, Jira boards, and project artifacts to ensure effective team execution and continuous improvement
Collaborate with business sponsors, IT team members, IT team leads, and IT and business leadership to continually align scope, priorities, dependencies, and schedule commitments
Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, and schedule tradeoffs, tracking them to give visibility to teams and stakeholders
Provide clear, concise status reporting and recommendations to stakeholders and leaders
Coordinate delivery across multiple IT teams, vendors, and business partners
Ensure compliance with TNC IT standards, governance checkpoints, and delivery frameworks
Support release planning, change management, and adoption readiness
Contribute to Agile, project management, and portfolio process improvements
Partner with the Agile Center of Excellence to identify opportunities for growing agility in project management methods, in line with organizational needs
Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I make a difference?”, but you don’t know where to go or have the time to do it? Welcome to The Nature Conservancy. You have found the solution and now you can pointedly make a difference every day!
We’re looking for an individual with Agile project management experience who wants to make a difference for nature and people. TNC is a global conservation leader needs your help in keeping our systems operating effectively!
The ideal candidate will have all or some of the qualifications. If you don’t have all of them, please apply anyway and tell us about your skills and experience:
Agile or project management certification (CSM®, PMIACP®, PMP®,’ or equivalent)
Experience managing the delivery of SaaS, COTS, or enterprise IT solutions
Experience of operating in a large, decentralized, or global organization
Ability to guide teams toward improved Agile maturity and management disciplines
Experience managing budgets, estimates, forecasts, or vendor deliverables
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, and 3 years of progressive experience in an IT environment, including project management experience, or equivalent combination.
3 years of progressively responsible IT project or Agile experience
Demonstrated success managing medium-complexity Agile or hybrid projects
Experience facilitating Agile events and managing project metrics and forecasts
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Proficiency with project and collaboration tooling (e.g., Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar)
This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times. For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range for this position is generally within the range of $77,920.00 – $125,732.00 for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. For all other applicants, pay ranges will be in local currency, the pay range will be based on the local labor market, and not tied to the above pay range. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment and used to determine your actual pay range. Additionally, for all applicants, actual pay will fall within a range based on a variety of factors including, for example, the candidate’s qualifications, specific skills, and experience.
The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.
One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant’s unique experience. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and stay for the people.”
Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!
TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.
We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.
Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Employees must submit their application by logging into Workday and applying via the Jobs Hub.
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.
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