Job Title: Associate Scrum Master
Location: Columbus OH, 43230
Duration: 7 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid
Pay Rate: $35 - $44/hr
Job Description
Overview:
- The Associate Scrum Master is an individual contributor position responsible for working closely with a diverse group of cross-functional partners to deliver an exceptional customer experience, aligned with business goals and objectives.
- This is a servant leadership role serving as an inward-facing organizer responsible for facilitating team activities, developing and tracking metrics, and reporting all activities for 1-2 digital Product Teams.
- Encouraging teams to adhere to Agile values is a crucial component of this position.
- Responsibilities:
- Assure assigned Product Team(s) live by the principles, values, and practices of Agile
- Remove internal roadblocks that prevent the team from reaching full velocity and escalate external blockers to platform leadership and key stakeholders
- Experiment with and integrate processes and tools that encourage continuous improvement
- Develop a deep understanding of assigned Product Team(s) digital capabilities and vision for future enhancements
- Collaborate with Development Leads and Product Owners to promote a shared vision and roadmap
- Facilitate sprint planning and retrospective activities
- Emphasize code quality through small, focused user stories; assist teams with a hands-on servant leader approach from inception to delivery of work
- Assist Product Owners with keeping backlogs appropriately groomed
- Maintain relevant metrics and monitor team throughput and velocity, driving performance and continuous improvement
- Assist with other product teams as required to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the work
- Facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items
- Prepare and lead presentations as requested
- Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years professional experience or technology project management experience, ideally with a digital commerce focus
- Experience with SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall development approaches
- Experience with User Stories, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, Behavior-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Pairing, and Automated Testing
- An understanding of Scrum ceremonies, methods of story estimation, and velocity measurement
- Strong creative, analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative global work environment
- Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years in agile environment preferred
- Professional experience in direct retail, e-commerce, or consulting environment
- Experience with leading ALM tools (JIRA/Version One/TFS/Agile Central/Rally, etc.)
- Ability to work in a continuously changing environment
- Ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly
- General business and financial acumen
- High curiosity, problem-solving, and learning orientation
- Diverse work experience and background
- Bachelor's degree in business, or related field
