Scrum Master / Project Coordinator

We are looking for a Scrum Master/Project Coordinator to join our Pittsburgh (Cheswick) location.

As our Scrum Master/Project Coordinator, you will lead Sprints for multiple priorities in fast-paced environments. The servant leader specializes in leading high-performing and multi-disciplinary teams from custom product development through successful product release delivering highest business value as effectively and efficiently as possible.  The incumbent strives to enable teams to become self-organizing, cross-functional, and accountable while driving products and features from concept to launch. 

Salary: $76,200 - $110,000 per year

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in PA. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

We Take Care of Our People:

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge:

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Coordinate Scrum Events to ensure smooth workflow and successful project execution.
• Responsible for coaching, managing, mentoring, and removing impediments.
• Utilize appropriate tools, metrics and techniques to successfully guide progress against the Sprint Plan.
• Execute on the product roadmap with the team and assist with communications of product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization.
• Assist with maintaining and prioritizing the product and sprint backlog balancing stakeholder requirements.
• Provide Agile coaching for Scrum teams to ensure adoption and improvement of Scrum practices, process and desired outcomes.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact regarding updates, concerns, and queries for Sprints.
• Establish guidelines for project communications. 
• Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution and consensus with stakeholders and team members.
• Develop concise status reports and communicate progress, risks, and any necessary changes regularly with stakeholders.

Planning, Implementation & Deployment

• Define scope, objectives, and sprint deliverables in collaboration with the team and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Architects to ensure solution alignment with roadmap and integration points.
• Facilitate and lead sprint planning, daily meetings, reviews and demos, and release meetings with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and process engineers.
• Collaborate with the team to continuously review business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables while identifying opportunities and risks.
• Assist with user interviews as necessary to help develop use cases and user stories.
• Conduct testing with the team, identifying and tracking defects and updating proper documentation.
• Initiate and lead the stage gates necessary for sprint releases.
• Drive the communication and change plans for each sprint or product release to ensure success.
• Ensure readiness of user training materials and scheduled training to support implementation and adoption success.

Quality Assurance

• Follow internal SDLC framework guidelines.
• Track all risks, issues, actions, and decisions.
• Assist team to identify and communicate risks and mitigation plans early in the sprint.
• Address and resolve impediments that prevent progress with planned Sprint goal.
• Escalate significant challenges to stakeholders and work with them to resolve them promptly.
• Ensure quality assurance standards are met throughout the development and implementation phases.
• Ensure documentation is created and updated throughout the design, development, and sprint release.
• Partner with manager to ensure adherence to process and development standards.

Post Project Review

• Enable repeatable processes for future Sprints.
• Drive continuous improvement through facilitation of retrospectives, ensuring teams effectively prioritize, plan and execute on improvement ideas.
• Develop and maintain tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment.

What You Bring:

• Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of product or project development experience; Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration/Management or related field
• Familiarity with Manufacturing or Engineering systems or process related experience is required
• Understanding of operating systems and databases to support upgrade projects preferred
• Demonstrated career experience: 2 years business analysis or product or software design / development
• Demonstrated career experience: 2 years project and/or team coordination, or related
• Demonstrated career experience: 1 year as a Scrum Master
• Preferred Licenses and Certifications (any of the following)
• Professional Scrum Master I, Certified Scrum Master, SAFe 6 Certified, Project management experience or PMP certification

Skills & Competencies:

• Leadership – Has the ability to lead change, coach others, manage conflict, and drive continuous improvement. 
• Agile Methodology – Has familiarity with custom software development practices.
• Technical Skills – Has the right balance of technical knowledge and business acumen. 
• Process Skills – Has the ability to lean on past experience to assist only when called upon to distribute workload.
• Communication – Effectively explains technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and has the ability to influence and inspire others.
• Problem Solving – Uses analytical thinking to identify and resolve root causes of issues.
• Collaboration – Works well with colleagues, other teams, and end-users.
• Time Management – Able to manage multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines.
• •Organization and Personal Accountability – Takes initiative and leads by example.

Who we are:

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

EMD a business unit of Curtiss-Wright in Cheswick, PA designs, manufactures, tests, and provides after-market support for the most advanced, proven and reliable critical function pumps, motors, generators, seals, control rod drive mechanisms and power conditioning electronics available anywhere in the world today. Curtiss-Wright EMD has a long-standing and distinguished reputation for the design, development, manufacture, and qualification of critical-function machining solutions for the United States Navy and the commercial nuclear utility industry. http://www.emd.cwfc.com/

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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