WHAT YOU'LL DO
Backlog Management Practices
- Work with Product Owners and team members to learn and practice healthy backlog management and prioritization practices
- Facilitate the execution and improvement of backlog refinement
- Plan for successful delivery of value using capacity planning and continuous development best practices
- Prepare for and facilitate release planning with teams
- Assist in dependency management and cross-team coordination
Agile Ceremony Facilitation
- Facilitate continuous improvement and the development of a learning culture on teams
- Facilitate ceremonies, collaboration, communication, and conflict management
- Coach team members on Agile mindset and frameworks, practices, and process
- Influence the organization in the removal of impediments and development of healthy Agile practices
- Mentor Product Owners and team members in agile practices and continuous improvement
Delivery Team Support
- Remove impediments to the team's ability to perform
- Act as a buffer between external distractions to minimize disruptions
- Assist in the coordination of operational issue resolution
- Facilitate team development, mediate conflicts protecting the team and encourages healthy team dynamics.
- Foster team responsibility, self-accountability, transparency and self-organization
- Leverage coaching skills to help the team learn to solve its own problems
Advice and Guidance
- Introduce and encourage the team to explore healthy Agile development practices, focus on quality and technical excellence, predictable delivery, automation, and continuous delivery
- Teach and encourage a balanced backlog that delivers valuable features for customers, reduces technical debt, provides business value, and enables product sustainability
- Help the team to develop, capture, and analyze metrics to facilitate team improvements
- Promote transparency through healthy communications and data integrity
WHO YOU ARE
- Bachelor's degree + 2 years relevant experience
- 2 - 4 years of working experience as a dedicated Scrum Master
- Lives within a commutable distance to the office
- Scrum Master certification or equivalent certified professional
- Working experience in one or more of the following Agile methods or frameworks: Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), SAFe, Lean, or Kanban
- Loves working in a technology driven space
- Always looking to push your knowledge and understanding
- Master collaborator who appreciates others' contributions
- Strong social awareness with the ability to handle interpersonal dynamics effectively
- Preference to experience working in a scaled agile environment within an Agile Release Train
USD 79,400.00 - 119,000.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $79,400.00 - $119,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
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For well over a century, Cox Enterprises has been shaping the future with daring ideas and values-driven thinking.
Since our founding in 1898, our relentless spirit of innovation has driven us to disrupt industries and enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve. Through our major divisions — Cox Communications, Cox Automotive and Cox Farms — our people have countless opportunities to grow and make an impact in the communications and automotive industries, as well as in new ventures in agriculture, cleantech, digital media and more.
As a privately-held, family-owned business, we know that people are our most valuable asset. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment with flexible career growth, amazing benefits and work-life balance at the forefront.
Our mission, our ways of working and our commitment to people are what make our workplace culture remarkably flexible and resilient. Join us to build a better future and make your mark.
Why Work With Us
At our core, Cox is a technology company that values human relationships. We know people feel most empowered when their work has meaning, when they feel respected and have opportunities to grow. “Career satisfaction” is not enough at Cox — we’re here to help you find balance, live well and achieve your career goals even as they change over time.
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