Scrum Master

Responsibilities

The Scrum Master

• Provides coaching around Agile frameworks and best practices for feature / project delivery, utilizing traditional project management approaches when needed
• Facilitates and / or supports Agile framework ceremonies for Agile teams
• Teaches and enforces the values and principles of Agile, while promoting self-organization and constantly improving our standards of work
• Identifies, tracks, and removes impediments for feature / project and team success
• Arbitrates and resolves conflict within the team
• Facilitates the creation of a well-defined product backlog
• Ensures planning of go-live and deployment activities and facilitate their execution
• Ensures that all team members understand and accept their roles and responsibilities
• Assists with resource allocation and effective capacity planning for team to determine what team can take on in any given sprint
• Monitors sprint velocity and works with team to determine how they can continue to improve on velocity and recognize additional efficiencies as they mature
• Tracks and reports key project metrics, informing stakeholders as appropriate
• Manages feature delivery with respect to capital budgets
• Manages relationships with all invested parties, including (but not limited to) : Product, Engineering, Brands / Audiences, and / or other key stakeholders
• Coordinates participation of different tech and business groups in requirements gathering, specifications, design, development and implementation of key projects
• Shields the team from outside noise or distractions that prohibit them from being successful
• Learns, understands, and actively uses project management & ticket tracking software to effectively manage the team’s backlog and sprint-committed items

Qualifications :

• At least 3 years of Agile experience in high-performing Agile software development environment with dedicated teams
• Scrum Master certification with deep understanding of all things Agile (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban and other methodologies)
• Experience working in Desktop, Mobile Applications and OTT development teams in technologies such as HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, iOS, and Android
• Experience with Bitbucket, GitHub and Jenkins
• Proficiency in tools : Jira, Confluence, Google Suite, Slack
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate ideas in a fast-paced creative environment
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years working with Agile, Strong knowledge of Scrum, SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and other Agile frameworks and software engineering practices, as well as traditional project management approaches
• Ability to understand technologies applicable to assigned product or service area and facilitate resolution of technical needs as they arise
• Comfortable leading business and technology in vetting technical options
• Superb written and verbal communications, presentation skills, and meeting facilitation skills (including with an executive audience)

Desired :

• SAFe Agilist certification in addition to Scrum Master
• Knowledge of PI Planning
• Ability to influence and motivate people to high levels of performance and teamwork
• Demonstrated working partnership with engineers, QA, technical and business management, department heads, and product managers
• Experience driving initiatives within a media company and / or in an online consumer-facing business environment preferred
• Experience with Content Management Systems, Subscription or Membership sites, Publishing Systems, Digital Media sites development, and streaming video
• 3+ years of experience developing and maintaining Mobile applications
30+ days ago