Senior Scrum Master

JOB SUMMARY

 

Marriott has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Scrum Master on the Data Platform Engineering team.  This role is part of the team focused on building out our next generation cloud based data and analytics platform.  Appropriate candidates have a passion for data and emerging technologies with a take charge attitude and a strong drive for success. 

 

In this role you will deliver data projects and products on time, within budget, while meeting Marriott’s expectations.  You will Plan, assign, direct and coordinate activities pertaining to data technology projects, on an enterprise level or for a major systems implementation program with multiple releases and work streams. You will verify project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives. You will be responsible for managing the team that develops and carries out internal information technology projects and products. 

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

 

Education and Experience 

 

Required:. 

• 7+ years’ experience in information technology in a project management and/or scrum master role
• 4+ years’ experience implementing enterprise data capabilities and products
• 2+ years Scrum and Kanba 
• Prior responsibility for annual project budgets of $2M+
• Experience tracking and forecast project budgets
• Demonstrated record of managing internal and external projects from inception to successful implementation.
• Ability to speak in front of large audiences and facilitate large, multi-day ceremonies
• Atlassian (JIRA/Confluence) experience
• Undergraduate degree, equivalent experience, or certification

 

Preferred:

• Graduate degree.
• Project Management Certification, Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Product Owner, or Certified Scrum Professional with active experience in serving in this capacity
• Experience working in highly-complex and fast-paced environments
• Agile Coaching Experience
• Solid understanding of current technologies with the ability to develop and deliver projects using leading edge technologies.
• Ability to align change management strategies with project.
• Skilled in conceptualizing creative solutions, documenting them, and presenting/selling them to senior management.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills.
• Extremely high level of analytical ability to resolve complex and difficult issues.
• Very high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees, and elicit work output in a team environment. 

 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 

 

Project Leadership

• Facilitates the work by the team(s) on a project-by-project basis.
• Identifies and deploys resources required for projects. Escalates gaps.
• Functions as escalation to project teams to resolve issues.
• Maintains tools and dashboards to track commitments towards delivery goals.

 

Managing Projects and Policies 

• Performs Information Technology (IT) project planning, including identifying and developing goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identifications of risks, contingency plans, allocation of available resources, and deliverables to meet business need.
• Serves as liaison with business unit, Technology Product team, Shared Platforms team, Security team, and Infrastructure delivery team. 
• Develops high-level business requirements including cost estimate for a project to determine whether the project is justified.
• Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to monitor project(s) so that they progress on schedule and within budget.
• Establishes standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules and plans as required.
• Informs the appropriate team members of project status and related issues.
• Interfaces with vendor(s) for programs under direct control.
• Manages project risks. 
• Develops and tracks business case, including total process cost. 

 

 

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership

• Adaptability – Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace. 
• Communication – Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and choose