What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scrum Master position at StarTribune / COWLES MEDIA COMPANY (INC)?

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The Minnesota Star Tribune is an innovative modern media organization building on an extraordinary 157-year legacy. With seven Pulitzer Prizes and numerous other accolades, we stand as a beacon of journalistic excellence in Minnesota. We are the heart and voice of the North.

Our mission is to build a better Minnesota by connecting us with the people, ideas, and stories that strengthen our communities. We’re seeking dynamic leaders who are passionate about journalism and democracy to help shape this future. If you are excited about reinventing one of our state’s most trusted institutions and leading us into a new era of growth and excellence, we want to hear from you.

About the Scrum Master :

At the Minnesota Star Tribune, a Scrum Master is not just the keeper of the team’s process and their metrics – they are a coach and leader who helps the team work on themselves as well as their deliverables. Our Scrum Masters represent the team to external stakeholders (which can mean executives, newsroom personnel, or anyone else) and help form the communications layer between our delivery teams and the folks who will end up actually using the software they create.

One of the key skills a Scrum Master needs to have is being able to adapt, and help teams adapt, instead of dictate. While consistent and reliable delivery is necessary, giving teams the tools to ensure their own consistency – and knowing when experimentation can fit in so that the team has permission to innovate – is the most important thing a Scrum Master can focus on. Our Scrum Masters help teams work on their culture, and they are expected to create an attitude of psychological safety that pushes for fearless change, not stagnant worry over upsetting the apple cart.

We’re Looking For :

A year or more of experience as a Scrum Master, either full-time or as part of team-member duties on a development team - this is not an entry-level role
Familiarity with SDLC from experience in professional software development teams
A fluency in Scrum and an ability to articulate its principles in a variety of ways to meet people where they are in their agile journey (even if they’re very skeptical)
A passion for reaching across domains and boundaries to clear communications paths and make collaboration actually happen
Experience with project and / or product management software tools like Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps, LeanKit, or the equivalent – specifically, a comfort with reporting metrics and constructing workflows
An ability to create and maintain multiple backlogs
Comfort with gathering and synthesizing requirements from multiple stakeholders, both technical and non-technical
A clear spoken and written communication style, with a willingness to try different ways of communicating topics until appropriate understanding is reached
A servant leader willing to build strong relationships with members of the product organization to help execute product strategies

Our Upsides :

Work in a world-class news organization delivering features for millions of users per year

Do the above in a thoroughly local, Minnesota-identified organization that is proud of its roots while looking forward in its growth

Opportunities to shape the way agile delivery is done in news organizations around the world by setting a best-in-class development culture at the Star Tribune

Exposure to and collaboration with executives and editors

Career growth opportunities in an evolving delivery organizations

Our Challenges :

This role will need to influence where it doesn’t have authority – that means this role has to be humble and ego-free when bringing ideas to other parts of the Minnesota Star Tribune, and learn to cultivate buy-in instead of dictating change via authority

Delivery timelines and technical excellence must be balanced – every release at the Minnesota Star Tribune affects hundreds of thousands of users, and feature release will often coincide with real-world events and timelines

Maintaining transparency of what is meaningful to parts of the organization that are not familiar with software development – you will need to learn what is meaningful to your internal stakeholders and ensure progress and planning meet them where they are

More about The Minnesota Star Tribune

At The Minnesota Star Tribune, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to their happiness, growth, and well-being. Here’s a snapshot of the exceptional benefits we offer :

Modern Downtown Office : Enjoy a state-of-the-art workspace with a free fitness center, collaborative center, golf simulator, and a rooftop patio.

Comprehensive Benefits : Includes commuting subsidy, medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Wellness & Work-Life Balance : Participate in our wellness program with financial incentives, generous paid time off, flexible holidays, one volunteer day, and two wellness days.

Financial & Family Support : Benefit from a 401(k) with company match, paid parental and caregiving leave, hybrid work arrangements, and tuition reimbursement.

Additional Perks : Access to an employee assistance program, pet insurance, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.

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