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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. · 5 days ago

Scrum Master - Analyst

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories. They are seeking a Scrum Master who will provide collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and coaching skills to support the development of their solutions.

ApparelE-CommerceRetailWomen's

Responsibilities

Hands-on Scrum Master for agile team(s) and/or cross-functional project team leadership for business-critical products and solutions

Understands big picture of work coming to the team; Awareness of applications & business process the team supports & its purpose. Improve, maintain and develop (where appropriate) Agile best practices, dashboards and tools; ensure consistency where appropriate; maintain and create quarterly team plans

Develop and communicate Team dashboards and metrics pertaining to sprint goals, capacity, velocity, quality and backlog health

Foster a continuous improvement mindset in the team by capturing improvement ideas and conducting experiments. In addition, partner with existing teams and peers on continuous process improvements

Creates data driven, forward looking plans to manage flow thru team, with a view of capacity by skillset to inform decision making. Forecasting and planning current and future sprints to ensure planning at a sustainable pace and realistic implementation timelines; this would include quarterly planning

Maintain and report regularly on the flow of work into and out of the team(s) across workstreams/projects ensuring dependencies are managed

Provide transparent visibility to risks / issues to achieving commitments, to enable collaborative problem solving with peers, other teams, business stakeholders, tech leads, project managers, project teams and release managers; remove blockers to hit sprint commitments and goals

Instill a sense of urgency reflecting the goals for the current sprint, upcoming release, and project vision, while passionately emphasizing the importance of meeting these goals and timelines, dates matter

Ensure sprint-based meetings are effectively facilitated, the outcomes are achieved, and their cadence is maintained

Model servant leadership in a highly collaborative and fast paced environment

Qualification

Scrum Master experienceCertified Scrum MasterAtlassian productsAgile best practicesProject managementTeam buildingCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTime managementInterpersonal skills

Required

Must have 3+ years IT experience in a software development environment

Must have 3+ years of Agile / Scrum Master experience

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent with active participation in the Agile community

Must possess a BA/BS in a related field or equivalent experience

Must have proven experience inspiring, motivating, and leading an agile team to achieve sprint goals, project goals, and sprint commitments

Proven experience and knowledge with Atlassian products, specifically Jira and Confluence - preferred advanced technical skills in JIRA/confluence

Must have exceptional written and verbal communication and time management skills

Must be self-motivated with a proven ability to identify priorities and mobilize initiatives to achieve desired results with minimal supervision

Must be effective and efficient in identifying and proposing creative, innovative solutions to complex, time-critical challenges

Must possess excellent situational awareness and an ability to remain calm under pressure and lead teams through ambiguous situations and rapid change

Demonstrated ability to build business relationships and gain the trust of others, while embracing constructive feedback

Demonstrated ability to anticipate, mitigate, and resolve conflicts across workgroups

Excellent team building, group facilitation and coaching skills

Excellent interpersonal skills including collaboration, facilitation, issue resolution, and customer relationship management skills and an ability to work with diverse personality types

Ability to quickly grasp and understand technical issues and concepts

Excellent planning and organizational skills; capable of managing multiple projects/tasks in parallel

Uncompromising honesty and transparency

Ability to understand the long-term ('big picture') and short term perspectives of situations

Preferred

Preferred to have experience in a retail environment

Preferred to have experience with distributed development teams which span multiple geographies, time zones and cultures

Personal Attributes: Confident, Self-starter, Strong work ethic, Highly motivated, Sense of humor, A Winning 'Will-Do' attitude, Team oriented, Critical thinking skills