Scrum Master

SCRUM MASTER ROLE DESCRIPTION

Summary:

As a Scrum Master you will play a key role in facilitating the Scrum process with the SketchUp R&D teams. You will help your teams adopt and improve in the agile principles and methodologies. Scrum Masters are servant leaders guiding teams to continuously improve to higher levels of maturity by learning through inspection and adaptation. They serve as the Scrum framework authority for the teams and evangelize and educate teams on, not only the process, but the true benefits of following the process.

The Scrum Master empowers teams to deliver business value through their development and execution. S/He works with Product Owners to ensure the appropriate development and delivery of the prioritized backlog.

About SketchUp, a Colorado startup all grown up

Part of Trimble, SketchUp is one of the most popular 3D modeling and design tools in the world. Today, millions of architects, engineers, contractors, woodworkers, artists, and other creatives use our software to design transit centers, treehouses, and everything in between. We support a healthy work/life balance and high-quality standards for software and coffee.

About Trimble, our parent company

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Our core technologies in spatial positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability in design, architecture, and construction.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be a servant leader who helps the team do the best work it possibly can by coaching and supporting them on effective Lean-Agile practices.

• Foster an environment where creativity, innovation, and empowerment can flourish.

• Help to crush impediments that are preventing the team from accomplishing its sprint goals with the support of your fellow Scrum Masters.

• Monitor existing dependencies and help to make other risks and dependencies visible to the rest of the teams.

• Work with the Product Owner to maintain a prioritized backlog of ready-to-pull issues.

• Facilitate team meetings to ensure alignment towards delivering the highest customer value.

• Communicate well with your teams, the Release Train Engineer (RTE), and other stakeholders with a focus on alignment and progress.

• Support the teams during our quarterly PI Planning events including helping teams prepare and execute the event.

• Help to further the Agile community within the organization by creating learning opportunities for people in the organization (e.g. brown bag lunches) and advocating important Agile concepts.

Required Skills:

• 2 years’ experience as a Scrum Master in a professional environment supporting Agile Development Teams.

• Experience mentoring and coaching individuals

• Experience with conflict resolution (we do really like each other here) with a focus on facilitating the discussion of issues, different approaches and alternatives; and effectively resolving issues in a timely manner.

• Enthusiasm and high-energy when needed but calm and neutral when facilitating conflict resolution situations.

• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in management, computer science, or engineering

• Scrum Master certification(CSM)

• Experience as a Scrum Master within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Experience coaching teams with a number of non-Scrum processes like ScrumXP, Kanban, and other processes.

• Experience professionally or personally with 3D Modeling

Trimble Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or any other protected factor. EOE/M/F/V/D.

Pay Equity

Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range:

Bonus Eligible?

Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Trimble Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or any other protected factor. EOE/M/F/V/D