Scrum Master - EST Hours

Scrum Master - EST Hours

Remote, USA        OneStream Software LLC

 

 

Benefits Offered                 Vision, Medical, Life, Dental, 401K
Compensation Range        $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 (Range applies to US candidates only) + Benefits/Variable Comp/Equity – Range may vary based on experience
Employment Type              Full-Time

 

 

ABOUT THE JOB

We're looking for an experienced and highly professional Scrum Master to join our OneStream Product Management team. In this position, you will help plan, monitor, and report on the development of the OneStream Platform and/or domain solutions released each year across multiple scrum teams. This position requires superior facilitation skills, advanced communication skills, excellent grammar, and high motivation to go above and beyond to ensure the success of the scrum teams. Travel requirements for this position are minimal but will be expected when the business need arises.  The ability to work Eastern Standard Time is a requirement.

 

 

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Expertly and confidently facilitate and effectively support all scrum ceremonies, including: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Backlog Refinements, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Work with Development, Quality Assurance, Documentation and Product Management teams to understand the OneStream Platform and/or domain solution features to be able to properly size stories and Epics in Jira and track their progress.
• Guide and coach 2-3 Scrum Teams on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Ensure that all Agile and Scrum processes are both documented and followed. Identify new processes, socialize those processes for approvals, document them in Confluence, and communicate/implement across all teams.
• Create and manage dashboards in JIRA related to information needed by key stakeholders and the scrum teams for release, Epic, and sprint status, progress on stories and bugs, and prioritizing product backlogs.
• Partner closely with Senior Management and VP leaders through consistent communication for status updates and process improvements.
• Facilitate and guide leadership and scrum teams through regularly scheduled planning meetings such as Release Planning, Quarterly Planning, Roadmapping, and status reporting, utilizing digital whiteboard applications, such as Miro or similar.

 

QUALITIES OF A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Accounting or Finance, or related field.
• Certification in Scrum required; preference is to have one of the following: CSM, SMC, PSM, or A-CSM.

 

 

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 2-5 years of experience as a dedicated Scrum Master in a software environment, supporting 2+ scrum teams simultaneously.
• 5+ years total work experience in scrum, project, or program management.
• Ability to understand strong technical language; apply knowledge and critical thinking skills in day-to-day problems and solutions.
• Highly skilled and knowledgeable of servant leadership, strong facilitation techniques, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Highly coachable and open to varying styles of Scrum, Kanban, and other Agile framework implementations customized to OneStream.
• Skilled in complex problem solving, judgment, critical thinking and decision making.
• Effectively communicates through written and verbal mediums with technical employees.
• Ability to be versatile and handle multiple projects and re-prioritizations.
• Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles.
• Outstanding negotiation and coaching skills.
• Expert in agile frameworks or methods (e.g. Scrum and Kanban), and understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices.
• Fully proficient in backlog refinements, story splitting, story estimation methods, velocity, capacity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques.
• Competent in planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams.
• Proficient in the use of Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Office 365.

 

 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Open and coachable to adopt various styles of Scrum and Agile.
• Outgoing, takes initiative and is i