Scrum Master, Sr. jobs in Cincinnati, OH

Title: Scrum Master Level 2

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)

Duration: CTH

Note:

• This Scrum Master will be supporting Core Insights, as well as a team working on NGPOS within Merchandising with the Customer Experience (CX/MX) pillar.
• Candidates need to be local to Cincinnati, have great communication skills, a strong agile background and 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master. This is a data-heavy team, so any experience working on data product teams would be helpful.
• Pre-screen consists of 5 video questions and a games section.

Must Haves:

• Great communication skills
• Strong agile background
• 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master

Nice to Have:

• Any experience working on data product teams, as this is a data-heavy project
• Scrum master experience in a complex large-scale enterprise
• Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality assurance, development, product owner, or as an agile coach
• Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their highest potential. Excellent team player and team builder
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with diverse personality types
• Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile methodologies within the organization
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
• Strong ability to manage multiple agile teams and ensure a proper balance between PMO (Project Management office, business and technology teams and management)
• Must be self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex problems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail

Key Responsibilities

• Guide, coach and motivate the team to increase productivity
• Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
• Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals
• Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on productive conflict resolution and problem-solving
• Facilitate discussions, decision-making, and conflict resolution
• Prepare and present reports on the progress and success
• Coordinate activities with other teams across the program
• Partner with and support the Product Owner
• Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters
• Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and the organization.
• Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release / Potentially Shippable Increments planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, iteration review/demos, and retrospectives
• Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including the use of appropriate tools, standards and best practices
• Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility
• Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate resources.
• Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity
• Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
• Empower the team to self-organize around achieving their commitments
• Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team’s ability to deliver against their commitments
• Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data-driven inspection and adapt cycles (retrospectives)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Cincinnati, OH 45219: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person