We are looking for an Delivery Lead who is well-versed in the scrum approach to development comfortable working in partnership with our product owners to create a delivery roadmap that responds to their vision of product evolution. You manage expectations based on realistic appraisal of velocity, but you have a sense of urgency. You hold your team accountable to operate at their best and in doing so you lead by example.
About the Role:
You will be responsible for serving the role of scrum master on existing and newly formed scrum teams. Key skills/responsibilities:
A problem-solver who works by forging consensus and bringing out a team's innate wisdom
Comfortable and excited by information technology
Able to plan and facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Stand Ups, Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Grooming and Story Grooming
Skillful facilitation of Retrospectives and the ability to apply learnings a must
Able to plan and execute productive meetings that define clear actionable next steps to move your projects forward
Lead by example, you express the same enthusiasm, drive and focus you expect from your team you mentor and coach with tact and precision
Maintain relevant metrics and information radiators to guide the development teams and show their progress in meeting business objectives
Partner with product owner/product manager to effectively create, maintain and refine the product backlog
Facilitate communication channels for the Scrum/Kanban teams and associated business and technical stakeholders to ensure the vision, goals, progress and product delivery commitments are visible and well understood
Identify and remove impediments and blockers that prevents the teams from delivering their sprint goals
Manage the team dependencies and coordinate work with other internal or external teams
Experienced using tools to productive effect (ADO and JIRA Experience, especially with the JIRA Agile plugin strongly preferred)
Be a champion for Agile transformation in our organization
About You
Bachelors Degree in applicable field
Demonstrable 5+ years hands-on experienced with Agile Scrum and Kanban methodologies
Experience providing facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, team empowerment and motivational techniques regarding Agile and Scrum/Kanban
Ability to balance several projects across more than one team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
Understanding of full life cycle development: requirements gathering, analysis, design, coding, unit testing, and acceptance testing and how these activities can fit into a Scrum environment
Experience with software delivery in the Cloud is a plus
Experience using Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
Must be a certified Scrum Master, holding either a PSM or CSM
Strong analytical and design skills
Must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively.
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What's in it For You
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters caf networking.
Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
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