Job Description
UWM is seeking a Scrum Master with advanced skills who has experience driving positive change throughout their organization. Highly skilled in all Agile and Scrum concepts, this Scrum Master will also collaborate with leadership to strategize and implement improvement initiatives. This self-starting individual must be a critical thinker who has exemplary time-management skills and who can coach teams and deliver enterprise-level change simultaneously.
What You Will Be Doing - Guiding and coaching software development teams on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services
- Coaching senior leaders in Agile best practices to encourage adoption as well as navigating the cultural and mindset changes inherent in Agile frameworks
- Catalyzing continuous improvement of processes through collaboration with multiple teams and senior leaders
- Leading teams to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching, quality and development techniques
- Effectively coach teams to facilitate Agile events independently such as sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospectives
- Mentoring Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Development Team members as advocates of Agile concepts, focusing on the delivery of value
- Anticipating and facilitating the removal of obstacles by providing visibility to leadership that prevents or slows down work completion
- Championing the use of metrics and other objective measures across teams Helping establish empirical product planning for a complex environment
What We Need From You Must Have Qualifications: - Minimum 5 years of recent scrum master experience
- Experience coaching on Agile practices for multiple teams and/or large-scale projects
- Self-starter capable of multitasking and managing multiple teams’ schedules
- Utilizes critical thinking skills in order to determine best solutions
- Creativity, flexibility and problem-solving skills
- Deep knowledge of multiple Agile approaches
- Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
- Skilled at refinement, story splitting, estimation, and other Agile techniques and practices
- Proficient with work tracking systems such as Jira, Team Foundation Server (TFS), etc.
- Expert in all phases of the SDLC
- Experience mentoring other scrum masters and participating in the scrum community
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Ability to work 100% onsite in Pontiac, MI
Nice To Have Qualifications - Experience implementing scaling frameworks
- Computer or business-related bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Advanced Agile certification and/or scaling certification
- Advanced knowledge in PowerBI, AirTable, or Dynatrace
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar certification
THE PLACE & THE PERKS Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It’s all happening on UWM’s campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.
It’s no wonder that out of our six pillars, People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. It’s at the very heart of how we treat each other, our clients and our community. Whether it’s providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve, our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.
From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you’ll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you’ll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.
More Reasons You’ll Love Working Here Include - Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
- Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
- Adoption reimbursement program
- Paid volunteer hours
- Paid training and career development
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Mortgage discount and area business discounts
- Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
- Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon
- Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
- Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
- In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
- Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi
DISCLAIMER All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employment with UWM is "at-will." UWM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By selecting “Apply for this job online” you provide consent to UWM to record phone call conversations between you and UWM to be used for quality control purposes.
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