Columbia Sportswear, Inc.:
scrum master III Job in Burlington, VT
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OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.At Columbia, were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground. Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving. We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest. And we believe in you.
ABOUT THE POSITIONThe Scrum Master role is a key member of the CDT organization. Working one or more Product Owners, Scrum Masters lead, organize and empower Agile teams in their journey of continuous improvement as they deliver fantastic products and features for Columbia Sportswear Company customers. Successful candidates should have demonstrable knowledge of Agile Ceremonies and Practices. Candidates must also have experience coaching and leading Agile teams using Scrum and Kanban.
The largest part of the scrum master job is the people. Communication skills are key as is organizing, leading and listening. It is not about the ceremonies but it is. It is about the values, principals, and spirit of Agile that make it worthwhile.
Successful scrum masters put people first, working to enable and empower their teams to be their best while building an atmosphere of respect, trust, transparency, commitment, daring and learning.
HOWYOULLMAKE A DIFFERENCE Ceremonies and Delivery: For one or more team working on complex deliverables. Schedules, facilitates and reports agreed upon scrum ceremonies, including Refinement, Sprint Planning, Stand Ups, Demos, Sprint or PI Reviews, and Retrospectives. Assist Product Owner(s) with backlog management. Coaches story estimation and feature development through encouraging small, iterative work, and value delivery. Facilitates the team in successful completion of agreed upon commitments through communication including rapid impediment identification and removal or escalation. Strong technical understanding enables them to provide highly-credible leadership and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
Tracking/Reporting: Using strong analytical capabilities, they can comparatively review multiple work tracks to identify discrepancies and encourage adaptive approaches to improvement across multiple scrum teams.
Agile Practices: Encourages adoption of additional ceremonies to improve adherence to agile practices using inspect and adapt approach with the team. Coaches team members on agile adoption and process. Guides teams with implementing effective agile disciplinary practices within the department. Ensures teams process evolves within organizational guidelines and standards of practice. Uphold, defend, coach and mentor agile values and principles.
Coaching and Culture: Encourages team cohesion, empowerment, and ownership of commitments. Encourage, support, and guide continuous improvement of teams, its products, and processes. Good listener who creates a culture of unity, ownership, and empowerment enabling the team to improve their process while working on critical deliveries. Able to explain difficult or sensitive information to a wide variety of stakeholders. Works to build consensus. Coaches other scrum masters on their rituals.
YOU ARECapable of displaying a strong technical understanding
A solid communicator
An effective problem solver
Very analytical in nature
YOUHAVEDegree: Bachelors Degree
Experience: 5-8 years professional experience with strong competency with the various tools, systems, and procedures. A proven record of successfully implementing projects using agile methodologies, in addition to strong project management skills.
Certification: 2nd level scrum master certification (CSM, CSP). Project Management experience or certification preferred.
SDLC: Familiarity with several software development lifecycles
Area-Specific Knowledge preferred: Infrastructure: Jira, Azure DevOps, Kanban, SAFe, PI Planning, Managing Multiple Scrum Teams
To learn more about our hiring process during COVID-19, click here.
#LI-JC1
Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
ABOUT THE POSITIONThe Scrum Master role is a key member of the CDT organization. Working one or more Product Owners, Scrum Masters lead, organize and empower Agile teams in their journey of continuous improvement as they deliver fantastic products and features for Columbia Sportswear Company customers. Successful candidates should have demonstrable knowledge of Agile Ceremonies and Practices. Candidates must also have experience coaching and leading Agile teams using Scrum and Kanban.
The largest part of the scrum master job is the people. Communication skills are key as is organizing, leading and listening. It is not about the ceremonies but it is. It is about the values, principals, and spirit of Agile that make it worthwhile.
Successful scrum masters put people first, working to enable and empower their teams to be their best while building an atmosphere of respect, trust, transparency, commitment, daring and learning.
HOWYOULLMAKE A DIFFERENCE Ceremonies and Delivery: For one or more team working on complex deliverables. Schedules, facilitates and reports agreed upon scrum ceremonies, including Refinement, Sprint Planning, Stand Ups, Demos, Sprint or PI Reviews, and Retrospectives. Assist Product Owner(s) with backlog management. Coaches story estimation and feature development through encouraging small, iterative work, and value delivery. Facilitates the team in successful completion of agreed upon commitments through communication including rapid impediment identification and removal or escalation. Strong technical understanding enables them to provide highly-credible leadership and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues.
Tracking/Reporting: Using strong analytical capabilities, they can comparatively review multiple work tracks to identify discrepancies and encourage adaptive approaches to improvement across multiple scrum teams.
Agile Practices: Encourages adoption of additional ceremonies to improve adherence to agile practices using inspect and adapt approach with the team. Coaches team members on agile adoption and process. Guides teams with implementing effective agile disciplinary practices within the department. Ensures teams process evolves within organizational guidelines and standards of practice. Uphold, defend, coach and mentor agile values and principles.
Coaching and Culture: Encourages team cohesion, empowerment, and ownership of commitments. Encourage, support, and guide continuous improvement of teams, its products, and processes. Good listener who creates a culture of unity, ownership, and empowerment enabling the team to improve their process while working on critical deliveries. Able to explain difficult or sensitive information to a wide variety of stakeholders. Works to build consensus. Coaches other scrum masters on their rituals.
YOU ARECapable of displaying a strong technical understanding
A solid communicator
An effective problem solver
Very analytical in nature
YOUHAVEDegree: Bachelors Degree
Experience: 5-8 years professional experience with strong competency with the various tools, systems, and procedures. A proven record of successfully implementing projects using agile methodologies, in addition to strong project management skills.
Certification: 2nd level scrum master certification (CSM, CSP). Project Management experience or certification preferred.
SDLC: Familiarity with several software development lifecycles
Area-Specific Knowledge preferred: Infrastructure: Jira, Azure DevOps, Kanban, SAFe, PI Planning, Managing Multiple Scrum Teams
To learn more about our hiring process during COVID-19, click here.
#LI-JC1
Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.