Marriott International Bethesda , MD 20813
Posted 2 months ago
Job Number 24113631
Job Category Information Technology
Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States VIEW ON MAP
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
Description
Scrum Master Job Summary:
Candidate Profile:
Expert in Agile tools, such as Jira, Confluence, etc.
7+ years' experience as a Scrum Master and /or Agile coach
Agile practitioner mindset with an understanding of common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and iterative development practices
Minimum 5 years of experience in IT full development life cycle
CSM/SAFe certification or equivalent preferred
Demonstrated track record of successful ability to manage large and complex consulting engagements
Flexibility to work with teams, individuals and executives and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people
Ability to establish immediate credibility with stakeholders, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence
Ability to speak in front of large audiences and facilitate large, multi-day ceremonies
Skilled in conceptualizing creative solutions, documenting them, and presenting/selling them to senior management
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Extremely high level of analytical ability to measure the velocity, capacity, and value of teams' contributions
Very high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees, and elicit work output in a team environment Core Work Activities:
Facilitates the work of a squad team on a sprint-by-sprint basis
Responsible for steering contributors through all the scrum ceremonies including sprint increment planning, demos, reviews
Drives the squad to continuously improve through the facilitation of Retrospectives quarterly, or more often as needed, to improve backlog management, sprint reviews, or higher-level functions
Project Leadership
Functions as escalation point for the squad to resolve issues
Maintains agile tools and dashboards to track stories, defects, and progress toward commitments managing Program Increments, Projects and Policies
Serves as liaison with stakeholders, development agency and hosting provider
Directs and coordinates activities to monitor feature(s) and project(s) so that they progress on schedule and within budget
Establishes standards and procedures for sprint, feature, and project reporting and documentation
Informs the appropriate team members of feature or project status and related issues and impediments and escalates appropriately
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
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