What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scrum Master position at Schneider Electric?
Possible locations - Franklin, TN or El Paso, TX (hybrid work schedule).
As a Scrum Master, you will be a servant leader responsible for coaching and leading a team to deliver sustainable high performance, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals and customer needs.
Job Summary:
Schneider Electric is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Scrum Master to foster transparent communication; remove impediments to success; and lead, train and coach a team in the adoption and application of the Scrum framework for data-related projects. The ideal candidate will be Scrum certified and have a strong background in Agile methodologies, excellent leadership skills, a passion for driving continuous improvement and innovation in both software and non-software initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coach and Lead the Team:
- Guide the team in adopting and integrating agile values and principles.
- Organize and facilitate team ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Ensure the team completes sprint goals.
- Provide guidance to the team and ensures all agile practices are followed by team members.
- Facilitate Progress:
- Assist the Product Owner in effective backlog management and prioritization.
- Ensure the team has a clear understanding of goals, outcomes, and expectations.
- Drive empirical planning, communicate progress, and track velocity.
- Remove Impediments:
- Identify and remove obstacles that hinder the team's progress.
- Foster a collaborative environment and promote continuous improvement.
- Promote Agile Values:
- Encourage the team to embrace agile values, culture, and practices.
- Motivate the team to improve efficiency and quality of deliverables.
- Support the Organization:
- Work beyond the team to optimize value delivery.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals and strategies.
- Help the team navigate organizational challenges and promote agile transformation.
Who will you report to?
- Senior Planning Director
What qualifications will make you successful for this role?
- Minimum of 3 years of experience coaching high-performance teams as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach.
- Strong facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.
- Proficient with agile tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Asana.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with stakeholders at multiple levels
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Experience:
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience with business intelligence and/or data-centric projects and a deep understanding of Agile principles and values.
- Leadership and management skills to lead the development team and scrum ceremonies.
Let us learn about you! Apply today.
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
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