Scrum Master - Remote
About the role
SitusAMC is a leading independent provider of technology, strategic outsourcing, talent and advisory solutions to the commercial and residential real estate finance industries. We help clients identify and capture opportunities in their real estate businesses through industry-leading services and innovative technologies that drive operational efficiency, increase business effectiveness, and improve market agility across the entire lifecycle of their global real estate activity.
Responsibilities
- Team Empowerment, Support, and Improvement
- Perform Scrum Master duties for multiple teams.
- Facilitate team ceremonies and remove any roadblocks to the team’s work.
- Lead and coach the team in self-organization by utilizing Scrum or Kanban practices to foster a sense of ownership and accountability.
- Aid the team in making informed decisions by providing relevant information and facilitating discussions.
- Ensure that decisions align with priorities.
- Foster collaboration between different functional areas within the organization, ensuring that dependencies are managed effectively.
- Help the team adapt to evolving circumstances and stay focused on team goals.
- Encourage a culture of continuous improvement by facilitating retrospectives and feedback sessions.
- Tooling and Automation
- Manage Azure DevOps boards to maintain established structure and processes.
- Analyze data and create possible solutions to increase team productivity.
- Perform monthly project updates to track the development roadmap of the team.
- Advocate for the use of automation to streamline repetitive tasks and improve overall efficiency.
- Resource Management
- Manage resource allocation, ensuring that team members have the necessary tools, skills, and support to perform their tasks effectively.
- Identify and address potential resource constraints or bottlenecks.
- Report on resource utilization and manage capacity for the team.
- Project Planning and Coordination
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define project goals, scope, and timelines.
- Respond to changes in project scope, priorities, or requirements by adjusting plans and priorities accordingly.
- Cook up activities among team members and other relevant stakeholders, ensuring clear and transparent communication.
- Provide regular updates on project/development progress, milestones, and potential challenges to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Product Owner, Technical Writers, and the software development team to ensure that technical documentation is up to date.
- Identify and assess project risks, working with the team to develop mitigation plans.
- Proactively address issues and obstacles that may impact product delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year College or technical school or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experienced professional with 5+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 1+ years in an Associate level role or external equivalent.
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as extensive knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices.
- Prior experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects. Agile certifications a plus: PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe
- Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analyst, and QA personnel.
- Experience using Azure DevOps (preferred) or Jira for managing work tasks.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool is a plus.
- Experience working remotely and household setup conducive to remote work.
Benefits
The annual full time base salary range for this role is $95,000.00 - $120,000.00 Specific compensation is determined through interviews and a review of relevant education, experience, training, skills, geographic location and alignment with market data. Additionally, certain positions may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus as determined by bonus program guidelines, position eligibility and SitusAMC Senior Management approval. SitusAMC offers PTO and paid holidays, the terms of which are set forth in the program policies. All full time employees also are eligible to participate in various benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance and 401K; in each case in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.
Pay
The annual full time base salary range for this role is $95,000.00 - $120,000.00 Specific compensation is determined through interviews and a review of relevant education, experience, training, skills, geographic location and alignment with market data. Additionally, certain positions may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus as determined by bonus program guidelines, position eligibility and SitusAMC Senior Management approval.
Schedule
This position is available on a remote basis.