Scrum Master Level 2

Our Fortune 500 client in United States of America, is looking for an experienced motivated talent to join their innovative team for a Remote opportunity.

Are you a Scrum Master professional with a passion for collaborating with multiple teams and an interest in working remote? Don't wait... apply today!

We are seeking a Scrum Master to be fully remote for a period of six months. The position will be responsible for providing support to Scrum &/or Kanban team involved in a large fast-paced program implementing complex technology for business-oriented solutions, through effective application of the agile based SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) and associated ceremonies, ensuring the agreed upon agile practice is being followed.

Top Skills

• Self-starter
• Clear and effective communication skills
• Inspiring and guiding the team, while also being a servant leader who supports and empowers team members
• Ability to identify issues and find creative solutions for process improvements within the team
• Efficient time management
• Great facilitation skills
• 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

• Lead an Agile team to deliver business outcomes and drive Kroger's Agile maturity within their team
• Facilitate Agile events, team organization, and ceremonies with one or more teams of varying complexity
• Facilitate the Agile Delivery team to relentlessly improve through intentional Lean and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)
• Promote and demonstrate core Kroger agile principles of collaboration, team accountability and transparency
• Leverage the metrics reports for their team and partner with the team to develop and implement the improvement strategies
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product to understand the product and/or technical roadmap(s) in order to deliver capabilities using an iterative approach
• Negotiate dependencies with teams by following dependency management leading practices
• Embrace and promote a quality mind-set by supporting and partnering with QA team members on KTD QA leading practices and standards
• Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team's ability to deliver against their commitments
• Support and promote the Agile team's OKRs and ensure the work is accurately entered, linked and tracked in the Kroger tool (i.e. JIRA)
• Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity, and empower the team to self-manage around achieving their commitments
• Support and empower the Kroger Technology team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition
• Protect the Agile team from disruptive work, and promote our leading practices and ensure changes are evaluated and intentional
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
  
  
  

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.