CRG · 5 hours ago
Scrum Master/Project Manager
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$65/hr - $70/hrCRG is a leader in sustainable retailing, managing over 2,000 stores across 21 US states. They are seeking a Scrum Master/Project Manager to facilitate scrum ceremonies, manage project scope, and coach the team on Agile best practices while ensuring project timelines and deliverables are met.
Responsibilities
Track team(s) velocity and publish metrics like velocity charts, sprint burn up/down charts and release burn up/down charts
Create, set up and maintain the Scrum/Kanban JIRA/ADS boards for the team and ensure all work is tracked and updated regularly on the board
Manage the overall scope of the project and negotiate with the PO/business on priority and what can be accomplished by the team
Protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions
Build out a sprint calendar, release plan(s) and manage the overall timeline & delivery of the project
Review project team allocations, project related POs/invoices & manage the project financials
Identify, track, manage, escalate and report on risks and issues
Create & publish weekly Clarity project status reports & host Steering Committee meetings
Negotiate and align the expectations with the capacity/ commitment and the team deliverables
Keep the RTE/ Program Manager and Portfolio lead informed of the milestones/ deliverables of the team
Escalate as needed to remove impediments for the team
Establish an environment for the team to thrive and bring out the best in them
Motivate the team and build positive, lasting relationships with the team and other stakeholders
Coach the team on Agile best practices and help the team continually improve by using retrospective meetings as learning and adjust/improve based on the findings/recommendations
Qualification
Required
Experience facilitating scrum ceremonial meetings like Daily Scrum, Sprint planning, Sprint Demo/Review & retrospectives
Ability to help the Product Owner and Scrum team create & maintain a healthy product backlog
Experience in continuously managing & prioritizing the backlog
Ability to plan sprints based on team capacity and remove impediments that may hinder progress
Experience in tracking team(s) velocity and publishing metrics like velocity charts, sprint burn up/down charts and release burn up/down charts
Experience creating, setting up and maintaining Scrum/Kanban JIRA/ADS boards
Ability to manage the overall scope of the project and negotiate with the PO/business on priority
Experience protecting the team from outside interruptions and distractions
Ability to build out a sprint calendar, release plan(s) and manage the overall timeline & delivery of the project
Experience reviewing project team allocations, project related POs/invoices & managing project financials
Ability to identify, track, manage, escalate and report on risks and issues
Experience creating & publishing weekly Clarity project status reports & hosting Steering Committee meetings
Ability to negotiate and align expectations with capacity/commitment and team deliverables
Experience keeping the RTE/Program Manager and Portfolio lead informed of milestones/deliverables
Ability to escalate as needed to remove impediments for the team
Experience establishing an environment for the team to thrive and building positive, lasting relationships
Ability to coach the team on Agile best practices and help the team continually improve
Company
CRG
CRG Corporation is a national Executive Search firm and Staffing agency. For the past three decades, we have supported corporations across the U.S.
Founded in 1994
501-1000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Jason S. Heller
Chief Operating Officer & Managing Partner
Dianne Gold
Managing Partner
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