Marketing Scrum Master

Company Description

BLEND360 is an acclaimed, forward-thinking Data, Digital Marketing, & AI Solutions Company, dedicated to fueling remarkable outcomes for our Fortune 500 clients. Our trajectory is one of continuous expansion, emerging at the crossroads of cutting-edge analytics, data proficiency, technology, and digital marketing excellence.

Job Description

The Scrum Master is responsible for following and promoting agile methodology and all related scrum ceremonies for our marketing team and standardizing work in Jira as a tool. The team requires assistance in fitting Scrum for Business, as most examples and trainings are focused on tech work. The Scrum Master in this role will enable the team to be as effective as possible, resolve impediments for the team to meet sprint objectives and stay on track with releases. The Scrum Master will also coach the team to own and continuously improve their process and practices and will actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

The Details:

• Location: Remote or Hybrid if in the Chicago area

• Duration: 6-to-12-month consultant-to-hire

• Benefits: We do offer benefits to our full-time consultants, including Health, Vision, Dental, 401K plan, Life Insurance, Pretax Commuter Benefits, and an incredibly supportive team cheering you on!

Qualifications

What you'll do:

• Responsible for facilitating all Scrum ceremonies, such as Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retro, in addition to collecting and providing relevant data and metrics.

• Act as Servant Leader. Drives team discussion & collaboration, coaching agile principles and the continuous improvement mindset in addition to helping manage impediment removal by working closely with other teams and impacted stakeholders.

• Organize Product Owner synch meetings as needed to synchronize across teams and resolve blockers.

• Facilitates Sprint release planning with Product Manager, Product Owner and stakeholders to determine the features, its sequence and expected timeline. Assists Product Manager, Product Owner roles with on-going backlog refinement.

• Ensures sprint releases stay on track and updates sprint activities in agile planning and execution tracking tool. Assist with status reporting, velocity metrics, sprint accomplishments, in addition to socializing current risks and issues.

• Partners with others in the Agile community (Scrum Masters, APMs and Agile Coaches) to drive technology-focused teams towards achieving Agile principles.

• Coaches the team to own and continually improve their process and practices. Driving teams to improve agility practices and become more self-organizing.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years Agile Practice or related Minimum

• Preferred experience setting up Agile in business environments or starting up Agile in New Teams.

• Extensive experience in facilitating effective communication between cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Proficiencies:

• Deep understanding of Agile principles and frameworks, with a focus on Scrum practices.

• Proficient in sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Expert level Jira experience

• Skilled in fostering self-organizing teams and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills, ensuring smooth team dynamics and efficient delivery.

• Excellent ability to track project progress, identify risks, and take proactive measures to mitigate them.

Additional Information

The pay range for this role is $55.00 - $65.00 per hour. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent on several factors including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, certifications, training, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range and determining factors for compensation are considered for each individual circumstance. BLEND360 also offers a competitive benefits program to meet the health and financial well-being of our team and their families. You can look forward to a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K, PTO, commuter benefits, spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, and EAPs.

A diverse workforce is a strong workforce

To deliver growth at BLEND360 and for our clients, we believe as a Talent Solutions Company, we have a responsibility and unique opportunity to positively impact the workforce. Diversity has played a critical role in our history, our growth, and continues to have a profound impact on our success. We are determined to have equality in the workplace, within our team and as an extension of our clients' team.

BLEND360 is an equal opportunity employer.