Scrum Master II
This is a hybrid role and requires 3x a week onsite in our Newton, MA office.
Coordinate and coach team on Agile values and principles and Scrum framework, to ensure a functional, productive and efficient team. Support Product Owner, working with team to manage product backlog, provide project support and product deliverables and support the work of the team by facilitating project planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives. Actively identify and remove impediments to ensure timely completion of projects.
Bright Horizons is trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education. We partner with some of the world’s best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.
Major Functions/Responsibilities:
Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, backlog refinement, demos and other Scrum-related activities.
Coach agile teams and communicating agile concepts and benefits to the team and stakeholders while taking a pragmatic/flexible Agile approach when required.
Tracks and communicates progress metrics and performance to leadership and stakeholders.
Responsible for removing impediments and guiding the team to remove impediments.
Support the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and managing the product backlog.
Provide project and/or product deliverables including kickoff presentations, project plans, status reports and deployment plans.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science or related field required.
3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master and 5+ years of IT specific experience required.
Scrum Master certification (CSM or CSP, PSM) required.
Preferred Skills/Requirements:
Must have excellent communication, facilitation, conflict management and mentoring skills.
SAFe certification preferred.
Must have experience with Agile project management tools.
Agile DevOps experience preferred.
Must have knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc).
Experience with independently transitioning software teams to a variation of agile process in the past.
Aptitude to follow technical discussions and bridge communications between product managers and developers
Ability to work under minimal supervision, independently and with teams
At this time, Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization/visa for this position.
Life at Bright Horizons:
Our people are the heart of our company. Because we’re as committed to our own employees as we are to the children, families, and clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives. Come build a brighter future with us.
Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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