What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Scrum Master position at IEEE?
Description
Job Summary
IEEE is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic senior scrum master who has project management and product operating model experience to join our team. The Senior Scrum Master will support Product-Oriented Delivery (POD) teams within a product development-driven environment. The Senior Scrum Master ensures POD(s) live agile values and principles and follow standard processes, practices, and metrics as agreed upon with the different layers of an organization. The Senior Scrum Master drives interactions across the POD members and stakeholders to maximize the value created and delivered by the POD. The Senior Scrum Master ensures clear communication and organization of the team in all aspects of the standard Agile / Scrum process. The Senior Scrum Master will work closely with the Release Train Engineers and will require close partnerships with Business partners and technology teams.
We are seeking a candidate who can think critically and problem-solve, influence, and has a track record of ensuring milestones and deadlines are met.
This role reports to the leader of IT PMO and will entail daily interaction with business, project management, and IT teams across the IEEE organization.
Key Responsibilities
- As Scrum Master for one or more Scrum teams, facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, grooming / elaboration, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Facilitate scrum and agile frameworks to provide timely results within the sprint timeline, serving as an extension of the coach
- Guide, mentor, and coach Product-Oriented Delivery (POD) in scrum and agile principles to maximize effectiveness.
- Identify potential risks / impediments and areas of improvement for future sprints. Eliminate obstacles that hinder the team's task execution by collaborating with business stakeholders, managers, and operations staff.
- Support the organization as it embraces agility and builds organizational awareness of business changes and impacts
- Consolidate POD health, progress, actions, and any additional relevant information to provide updates during Agile ceremonies such as Business Reviews. Raise concerns when required to stakeholders and concerned managers.
- Partner with business product owners to efficiently manage the product backlog, including prioritization and estimation.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path items.
- Foster self-organization and a culture of ownership and accountability in the team.
- Facilitate collaboration and conversations to ensure productive outcomes.
- Tailor approach to the communication styles and attitudes of the group.
- Respectfully challenge and help illuminate the problem areas; encourage the team to experiment and create a safe environment for the team to learn.
Qualifications
Education
Work Experience
Licenses and Certifications
Skills and Requirements
Other Requirements :
As defined in IEEE Policies, individuals currently serving on an IEEE board or committee are not eligible to apply.
PLEASE NOTE : This position is not budgeted for employer-sponsored immigration support, this includes all persons in F (both CPT and OPT), J, H, L, or O status.
For information on work demands and conditions required for this position, please consult the reference document, "Physical, Mental, and Work Environment Standards for IEEE Positions." This position is classified under Category I - Office Positions.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Disclaimer : This job description is proprietary to IEEE. It outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or re-assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.
