IT Program Manager

Job Brief

As an IT Program Manager, you will establish and lead Centre of Excellence on Agile/DevOps practices within the IT department by managing the adoption of Agile/DevOps and a culture of continuous improvement.

Who We Are

Dyno Nobel is a global leader in commercial explosives, manufacturing and blasting technology, delivering innovative solutions to the mining, quarry, construction, and seismic industries. With a legacy of safety, performance, and technical excellence, Dyno Nobel is known for pushing the boundaries of what's possible in commercial explosives—helping customers optimize operations, improve productivity, and reduce environmental impact. Backed by a team of dedicated professionals and a commitment to continuous improvement, Dyno Nobel sets the standard for reliable and responsible blasting manufacturing and services worldwide.

What You’ll Do

As an IT Program Manager, you will establish and lead Centre of Excellence on Agile/DevOps practices within the IT department by managing the adoption of Agile/DevOps and a culture of continuous improvement. Other duties include:

- Work with Product Owner, UX team, Solution Architect to identify and establish milestones to track project.

- Monitor project performance and create reports for leadership team.

- Create various presentations including weekly status report and sprint metrics for the team.

- Produce, track and communicate sprint/release and team metrics and performance to appropriate stakeholders.

- Manage scrum master items that include owning Sprint/Release calendar management, sprint planning, helping the team make appropriate commitments through story sizing and task definition, and leading effective retrospectives.

- Monitor team backlog daily and ensure it accurately reflects the current state, including time to be burned and status

- Protect the team from outside interference, removing impediments, and ensure that the work is delivered as a team.

- Accurately identify potential roadblocks for future sprints and work with team management to resolve expeditiously. Identify, evaluate and rise risks to leadership.

- Enables close cooperation across all roles and functions

- Identify opportunities for process and tool improvements and drive those from concept to implementation

- Foster self-organization, empower the team to make decisions and remove decision making barriers whenever possible

- Foster transparency and visibility and radiate information to strengthen the presence of our team within the Agile Community of Practice

- Wear multiple hats, as needed by the team, to keep project moving and team motivated.

What We're Looking For:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.

- Certified as a ScrumMaster from an accredited institution

- Certified Scrum Professional / Master with over 5 years of experience leading scaled Agile initiatives

- 10+ years of experience as a Scrum master leading an Agile scrum development team.

- Ability to break down project schedule/sprint schedule into measurable activities that do not exceed five days in length

- Experience with Agile/Scrum management tools (Confluence, Jira, etc.)

- Continuous integration and automated deployment experience for multi-branched, multi-module projects using Jenkins or similar tools is preferred

- Positive attitude, friendly demeanor, and a team player

What We Offer:

- Paid vacation time + 12 paid holidays + PTO days - Full health benefits including employer HSA contributions + dental plan with an orthodontic option, wellness coaching available

- Matching 401K

- Generous tuition reimbursement program

- Generous paid parental leave

- Friendly and supportive coworkers

Zero Harm for Everyone Everywhere

Value People – Respect, Recognize & Reward

Think Customer. Everyone. Every day

Treat the Business as our Own

Care for the Community & our Environment

Challenge & Improve the Status Quo

Deliver on our Promises

Dyno Nobel is an equal employment opportunity employer and will give all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

- Dyno Nobel does not accept unsolicited agency resumes without prior contract agreements for specified role. Agencies should not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Dyno Nobel employees or any other organization location. Dyno Nobel is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.*