Senior Agile Delivery (P3176)

SENIOR AGILE DELIVERY (G2) P3176

LOCATION: Cincinnati, Chicago

SUMMARY:

At 84.51°, we build software products that make customers’ lives easier and move the retail industry forward with our bleeding-edge data science. We believe high-performing teams deliver exceptional results time and time again.

As Senior Agile Delivery associate, you’ll be part of a team bringing principles-based thinking to create environments of empowerment and accountability – where product-led delivery teams are charged with solving problems for customers - not given work to do.

As scrum master for retail operations & ecomm, you will operate in a time sliced model where you are fully embedded with 1-2 teams and providing targeted consulting & support to the other 3-4 teams. You know what good looks like and how to create flow, helping teams move closer to the problem space and customer. You create strong cross-functional partnerships and co-create standards that give teams the anchor they need in their quest for high performance. You are an executor – an active team member and a trusted partner who wears a delivery hat. You remove ambiguity and enable the right conversations at the right time.
You thrive in a workplace of open feedback and trust. Your dream job lets you have fun while learning, improving and taking risks along the way.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and evolve successful agile team ways of working – implementing, facilitating, and evolving practices and ownership to create the right flow. Partner to create team standards.
• Enable successful sprint / cycle activities - stand-ups, planning, refinement, shaping, demos, releases.
• Help bring teams closer to the problem space and enable Product to spend time closer to the customer.
• Reduce friction - remove obstacles and impediments and innovate on ways to make value delivery easier.
• Act as liaison across teams to successfully align work, dependencies and manage risks including escalation. Remove ambiguity, communicate effectively and create shared understanding across teams.
• Provide clear visibility of sprint/cycle/release using electronic and physical information radiators. 
• Create and maintain metrics for team and stakeholders, using data points and trends to communicate progress, quality, bottlenecks, team health.
• Understand team(s) agile maturity and partner cross-functionally to help the team on their journey. Partner to identify coaching opportunities e.g. agile fundamentals, principles, and practices.
• Help team(s) identify, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities.
• Promote a fun, learning culture and an environment enabling high performing teams.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• 4-year degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 3+ years experience in an agile environment
• Product mindset and deep knowledge of agile principles and practices (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, Scaled Agile)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM or PSM I) (optional)
• Software Development, Business Analysis or Project Management experience in an agile environment a plus
• Experience in data science, data analytics and insights or adtech a plus
• Strong organization, time management and communication skills
• High emotional intelligence and ability to build trust and influence others