Scrum Master/Technical Project Manager

Description

Responsibilities Leads the agile process across assigned team(s).Manages all scrum activities to coordinate progress in agile teams, both internal at iHeartMedia and those sourced from resource augmentation partnersAdministers the basic scrum cadence (backlog grooming, sprint planning, stand up, demo, retrospective)Minimizes bureaucracy while providing excellent reporting and status visibilityChampions the adoption of common agile tools and methodologiesAs a member of the PMO organization, marry the agile and waterfall worlds, where neededDefines with the team(s), agile productivity KPIs and ensures continuous progressPartnering with the Product Owner, ensures the team understands the objectives/goals and (changing) priorities of scope.Provide constant guidance to the team(s), fostering the continued growth of the agile mindset.Understand the bigpicture view and think beyond the daytoday tasks.Qualifications 3+ years of experience with Agile, specifically as a Scrum Master.3+ years of experience in IT involving process improvement, project management or requirements analysis or managementKnowledge of project management principles and the ability to apply the principles, tools and techniques to develop/plan, manage or execute projects or work plans to ensure successful completion (e.g., on time, within budget).Exhibits servant leadership.Ability to facilitate meetings and lead teams through the 5 levels of Agile Planning.Ability to work across another team for cross dependency coordination, communication, and work tracking.Ability to lead software developers and manage peers through influence, persuasion, and facilitation.Ability to establish a datadriven culture and a repeatable, structured and disciplined approach to the scrum process.Ability to facilitate the team to find solutions and remove impediments for the teamsAbility to manage the dependencies between team capacity, prioritization, budget, software quality and committed deadlines.Ability to orchestrate and manage sprints in Jira, Slack and other agile tools to minimize bureaucracy and accelerate the flow of information in the organization