What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Scrum Master position at The Kraft Heinz Company?
WHO WE ARE
We're one of the world's largest food and beverage companies and a trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods, earning us a spot on 97% of American household tables. As the guardians of our beloved brands and the creators of innovative products, we're dedicated To Sustainably Grow by Delighting More Consumers Globally.
Today, The Kraft Heinz Company is building a new legacy by investing in a robust Digital infrastructure to revolutionize the food and beverage industry. We are on a journey to create a digitally-powered, agile-enterprise - all while honoring a 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic brands. At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an environment where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams relentlessly pursue tangible solutions for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise.
That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve our business challenges. You can look forward to high-impact, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial work - done in small teams - and a unique opportunity to create something bold, something awesome, something inventive -- and something globally impactful.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
This is a hybrid role based out of either the Chicago or Toronto office
A Sr Scrum Master at Kraft Heinz helps support the development team and product owner in delivering incremental value each sprint for the products. They are knowledgeable in scrum and are able to educate others on Agile methodologies and practices. They remove impediments and act as a shield from external distractions. They create a safe working environment for the team and are an innovator who constantly seeks continuous improvement and builds higher performing teams.
Build and coach high performing teams.
Lead and manage all scrum related activities for your pods.
Facilitate the daily standup meetings which includes both verbal and email communications to collect and consolidate team updates.
Work across sprints to help facilitate capacity conversations and identify work that may be blocked due staffing/casting challenges.
Help organize, prep, and facilitate planning sessions & estimations for future sprints.
Mentor and develop new Associate Scrum Practitioners added to the group.
Look at key metrics such as sprint velocity, scope, flow and improve the overall pod performance
Flag issues/risks and other key actions that may need to interface with non-agile portions of the company
Manage and activate release plans
Ability to work with relevant engineering teams to ensure DevOps related activities occur as intended
Ensure teams actions are aligned with the project goals / 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
Facilitate large group discussions
WHO YOU ARE
Extensive experience with Agile and as Scrum Master
Preferred: Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) or Certified Scrum Coach (CSC)
Knowledge of relevant domains/products/journeys and track record in successful delivery
SAFe 5.0 Certifications are a plus
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 software development experience would be ideal
Experience with Jira/Confluence is a must, Azure DevOps is optional, Miro or other similar whiteboarding tool is an advantage.
WHY US?
We're accelerating our ambition to become a best-in-class food innovator by investing in small, focused Agile teams to create bigger, better innovations & renovations. As the guardians of 200 beloved brands and the creators of innovative products, we're dedicated To Sustainably Grow by Delighting More Consumers Globally. What we build today helps bring joy to customers, consumers, and communities around the world tomorrow. Ready to build the future of food, now? Have a seat at our table and join our team.
Ready to help future-proof our legacy? Join our table, and Let's Make Life Delicious!
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact .
It is the continuing policy of The Kraft Heinz Company to afford full equal employment opportunity to qualified employees and applicants, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental handicaps, military or veteran status, sexual preference, or any other protected condition or characteristic in conformity with all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations.
Final candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without Company sponsorship. Exceptions requesting work visa sponsorship will be reviewed on a case to case basis.
