Senior Scrum Master

Job Summary

Will support multiple SAFe agile teams through the entire software development life cycle (SDLC) to deliver features and enhancements to our core applications such as: Order Management Systems, ERP, Merchandise Financial Planning, Markdown Planning, Payment Gateway, and brick & mortar Retail Systems. Will be leading a scrum team (or more) through the entire software development life cycle for features to support and enhance the organization's digital properties. Hands-on involvement implementing changes that have a direct impact on our shopping customers.

Core responsibilities

• Enable teams through facilitation of scrum ceremonies as a true servant leader
• To ensure that goals, scope, and budget are met by the team and potentially cross-team

Skills And Experience

• 5 - 8 years as a Scrum Master/project manager/program manager with dedicated agile teams using scrum/SAFe
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, tailoring to audiences
• Proven success as a servant leader and self-starter demonstrated via proactiveness in a highly collaborative, matrix environment
• Strong working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques and frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban
• Relevant undergraduate BA, BS degree in IT or Business or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate agile team ceremonies using SAFe Framework
• Coach and mentor team on agile ways of working
• Support delivery of epics
• Identify resolution for impediments
• Manage dependencies internal and external to scrum team
• Work closely with Product Owner to understand and align on backlog priorities
• Conduct team retrospectives and identify opportunities for continuous improvement