Key skills
AgileScrumLeadershipMentoringCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Draws on past experience, supports and facilitates a number Scrum Team(s) with varying levels of complexity in various functions by fostering Agile values and practices.
- Ensures team adherence to Agile principles.
- Provides coaching to the team(s), including newly formed teams, on how to execute the Scrum Framework.
- May provide guidance to less experienced Scrum Masters.
- Organizes and facilitates ceremonies, recommends and executes on improvement opportunities to optimize velocity and while mitigating risk.
- Tracks and communicates the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders.
- Takes a broader perspective to provide solutions to complex challenges.
- Serves as a filter to remove impediments to progress identified by the team(s).
- Protects the team(s) from outside influences to ensure the team remains focused on Scrum Team priorities.
- Partners with the Product Owner(s) to ensure the backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the team(s).
Requirements
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Experience with Agile Methodologies: Proven experience in leading and coaching teams using Scrum and other Agile frameworks.
- Strong Facilitation Skills: The ability to lead and guide effective Agile ceremonies and discussions.
- Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills: The ability to effectively communicate with team members, stakeholders, and management.
- Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution: The ability to identify and resolve impediments and conflicts within the team.
- Leadership and Mentoring: The ability to guide, coach, and mentor team members and other Scrum Masters.
Benefits
- medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
- dental and vision options
- employee and spouse/child life insurance
- short and long-term disability protection
- 401(k) with PNC match
- pension and stock purchase plans
- dependent care reimbursement account
- back-up child/elder care
- adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
- educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
- a robust wellness program with financial incentives
- maternity and/or parental leave
- up to 11 paid holidays each year
- 9 occasional absence days each year
- between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level and years of service