Scrum Master II

Job Summary

Effectively and efficiently manages the development sprints from planning to execution to review in an agile development environment. Runs daily scrums, collaborates on requirement documentation, and unblocks barriers to keep the team moving. Coaches and collaborates with cross-functional teams, Product Owners, other Scrum Masters to foster decision-making and continuous improvement. Demonstrates strong leadership abilities and guide the development of agile capabilities in the Global Technology organization and across Marriott’s portfolio of products. The candidate will have an expert level understanding of SAFe Agile Scrum principles and practices and understands the unique opportunities and challenges associated with organizing, facilitating, and continuously aligning the Teams with the guiding business strategy. This specific position will support one or more of the Technology Workplace Products agile teams.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Required

Education and Experience

• Undergraduate degree, equivalent experience, or certification.
• SAFe 6.0 Certification – SA, PO/PM, etc. (Scaled Agile)
• 7 years’ experience information technology experience including:
• 5 years applying Agile and Scrum principles within teams and/or organizations using agile metrics to analyze and improve sprint planning
• 5 years’ experience working within agile framework or method (i.e. SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) and applying techniques such as story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection etc.
• 5 years’ planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams
• 5 years creating and delivering presentations and project plans.
• 2 years working with tools such as Atlassian (JIRA/Confluence), Microsoft M365 suite, and/or Cloud-based platforms (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud)
  

Preferred

• Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or PMI’s Agile Certified Professional (ACP)
• Servant leadership experience as Scrum Master on an Agile Release Train
• Familiarity with product/project development experience on an Agile Teams in a technology-focused organization
• Ability to align change management strategies with product development/deployments
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques
• Ability to understand and represent both the business and technology
• Thrives in a highly collaborative, matrixed, complex, fast paced environment
  
  

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Leading Organizational Capability

• Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
• Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines
• Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization
• Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role
• Acts as servant leader of the Agile Team and directs the initiative delivery team
• Partner with Product Managers to maintain plans and communicate progress of the team. This includes product roadmaps, scrum team metrics, and program/project status reporting
• Develops high-level business requirements including cost estimate for an initiative to determine whether the initiative is justified
  
  

Coaching Teams

• Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers
• Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
• Works with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Optimizes team performance by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques
• Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams
• Support the development of behavioral change management, communications and training as needed to drive process and tool adoption, implementation, and compliance
• Collaborate with key stakeholder groups to validate the effectiveness of standard processes and continuously improves process quality.
• Work with Marriott teams to ensure that process-related activities address company needs
  
  

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Highly motivated person that is passionate about collaborating with others to drive results and can motivate others to do the same to improve the organization
• Possesses a team-first mentality, has a good sense of humour, is open-minded and proactive
• Sound technical experience with infrastructure that can understand and translate business requests into consumable stories and vice versa
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a high attention to detail and impeccable time management skills
• Ability to self-manage, recognize and actively address challenges, mediate issues, develop solutions, and implement appropriate courses of action
• Highly proficient with MS Office, Jira and Confluence (or equivalent tools)
• Ability to expertly read, write and speak in the English language
  
  

Maintaining Goals

• Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines are met.
• Promotes the documenting of project progress accurately.
• Provides input and assistance to other teams regarding projects.
  
  

Managing Work, Projects, and Policies

• Manages and implements work and projects as assigned.
• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Provides timely, accurate, and detailed status reports as requested.
  
  

Demonstrating and Applying Discipline Knowledge

• Provides technical expertise and support to persons inside and outside of the department.
• Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of function-specific procedures.
• Keeps up-to-date technically and applies new knowledge to job.
• Uses computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to enter data and/ or process information.
  
  

Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders

• Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
• Determines priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to ensure completion of any projects on schedule.
• Collaborates with internal partners and stakeholders to support business/initiative strategies
• Communicates concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand.
• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Demonstrates an understanding of business priorities
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Provides information to supervisors and co-workers by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates self-confidence, energy and enthusiasm.
• Informs and/or updates leaders on relevant information in a timely manner.
• Manages time effectively and conducts activities in an organized manner.
• Presents ideas, expectations and information in a concise, organized manner.
• Uses problem solving methodology for decision making and follow up.
• Performs other reasonable duties as assigned by manager.
  
  

The salary range for this position is $98,500 to $161,900 annually. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus.

Washington Applicants Only: Employees will accrue 0.04616 PTO balance for every hour worked and eligible to receive minimum of 7 holidays annually.

All locations offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave, educational assistance, 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts. Benefits are subject to terms and conditions, which may include rules regarding eligibility, enrollment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, benefit exclusions, and others.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.

The application deadline for this position is 7 days after the date of this posting, January 23, 2025.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

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