Scrum Master

Kargo unites the world's leading brands and premium publishers on mobile devices using innovative creative ad formats. At Kargo, we're all about bringing together the best of the best with a spark of creativity to stand out from the crowd. The same is true for our employees. What makes Kargo and each Kargo team member exceptional makes our company special. Kargo believes differences should be celebrated and is committed to diversity in the workplace. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status. Individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Title: Scrum Master

Job Type: Full time, Hybrid

Job Location: New York, NY

Salary Range: 100,000-115,000

Summary of Job’s Purpose: 

As a SCRUM Master you will oversee the Software Development lifecycle process in an agile environment. You will be part of multi-disciplinary SCRUM teams managing multiple, complex projects. You will be working closely with Product Managers, and Tech Leads to keep teams aligned on priorities and delivery goals

This role is based in New York City, NY, and is only open to individuals living in or planning to move to New York City, NY.

The Position: 

• Managing and facilitating all agile sprint ceremonies
• Ensuring assigned project teams are following and evolving Agile practices
• Providing clear communication within the team and across teams
• Providing guidelines and suggestions for effective agile ceremonies
• Managing scope and allocation of work across the team during and following sprint planning
• Helping team identify issues/processes that can be improved (if team members do not raise or identify issues, the Project Manager helps bring it to awareness and facilitate solutions)
• Optimizing the velocity of the team
• Ensuring that the teams work aligns with the priorities as put forth by the Product Owner
• Managing dependencies and facilitating communication on status and risks of initiatives especially around inter-dependent tasks/code repositories.
• Facilitating the roadmap planning process for your team and help manage delivery and timelines for initiatives that ladder up to company OKRs
• Help manage and improve the escalation process

The Requirements: 

• 3 years of project management/SCRUM Master experience in a tech-based environment-- only individuals with ad/tech experience will be considered.
• Detailed understanding of the software development life cycle using the agile model.
• Strong ability to stay organized while juggling multiple initiatives involving cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making, risk mitigation and follow ups
• Excellent communication skills as well as the ability to bring people together to problem solve issues
• Ability to predict challenges/risks and seek to proactively head-off obstacles
• Experience with JIRA or other project management tools

 The Recognition:

Kargo and Kargo leadership are regularly recognized for the company’s growth and achievements, including: 

• B&T’s Best Media Platform (2021) 
• Digiday Awards’ Media Award for Best Digital Product Innovation (2021) 
• Martech Breakthrough Awards’ Content Management Innovation (2021) (2017)
• Three MMA Smarties (2018) 
• Adweek Innovative Mobile Ad Player (2017) 
• Best Places to Work (2017)