Scrum Master

• A Scrum Master at our client helps support the agile team and product owner in delivering incremental value each sprint for the products.
• The agile team (referred as POD) may be focused on delivering a business or technical solution and could be a non-tech initiative.
• They are knowledgeable in scrum and should be able to educate others on Agile and Scrum methodologies and practices.

Client Details

• Our client is a prominent entity in the food industry, is recognized for its diverse portfolio of popular consumer brands. From household staples like their Macaroni & Cheese to indulgent treats like chocolates, our client offers a wide array of products across various categories.
• The company emphasizes quality and innovation, continuously adapting to consumer preferences and market trends. With a global presence and a strong market position, they remains a leader in providing convenient and enjoyable food experiences to millions of consumers worldwide.

Description

* Ability to work in a fact-pace and demanding environment
* Have an outcome-driven mindset and approach
* Build and coach high performing teams to deliver great value.
* Lead all scrum ceremonies for teams building digital products and/or evaluating implementations of external vendor/ COTS third party solutions.
* Facilitate the Daily Standup which includes both verbal and email communications to collect and consolidate team updates.
* Cross-collaborate with other teams & SMs to facilitate dependency related conversations and resolve shared staffing, or other resource related challenges.
* Organize, prepare, and facilitate Sprint planning, Backlog Refinement sessions and build pipeline of well written User stories meeting Definition of Ready for future sprints.
* Identify and Analyze trends by reviewing key metrics such as team velocity, lead & cycle times, defects new v/s old, flow metrics to improve teams performance.
* Flag issues, risks and other key actions that may need to interface with non-agile portions of the company
* Ability to work with relevant Stakeholders, Business Partners and Vendors/ Teams to ensure all deliverables are aligned to Quarterly & Annual Product Roadmap, and meeting Milestones as agreed.
* Ensure teams actions are aligned with the project goals and vision.
* Ensure Scrum practices are used and improved within and across teams.
* Identify trade-offs between short- and long-term benefits to drive shared vision between the team and product owner.
* Foster a continuous learning environment helping teams to Inspect & Adapt.

Profile

* Past Digital Manufacturing, and Operations domain experience are a plus.
* 6 years of relevant work experience with Agile and Scrum
* SAFe 6.0 Certifications preferred.
* Knowledge of relevant domains/products/journeys and track record in successful delivery
* Design Thinking Certifications are a plus.
* Ability to promote innovative thinking and self-improvement within the team
* Confident and skilled at guiding the team through organizational road-blocks to allow Sprints to be completed on time.
* Past Digital Manufacturing, Operations or Supply Chain domain experience are a plus.
* Experience with Jira/Confluence is a must, Azure DevOps is optional, Miro or other Digital & Virtual Collaboration, whiteboard tools is an advantage.

Job Offer

• Long term contract
• Work from home
• Travel is required 1-2x a quarter
  

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