Scrum Master

Imagine working for a company that measures its success based off the growth of its colleagues, a company that invests in its future by investing in you. Little Caesars is a company where our colleagues make an impact. In this role, you will ensure agile teams execute exciting, mission-critical web and mobile projects to help us take our processes to the next level. You will play a key role working with IT leadership and all aspects of the digital team to ensure the success of high-profile and mission-critical projects. You will provide work direction to multiple project teams and act with discretion and authority relative to project management.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Work closely with the product owners and technology leads to push the agile development process forward for multiple software development projects in Little Caesars digital portfolio for web and mobile.

• Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models, identify resources and skills required, document estimating assumptions, refine plans and manage performance against them.

• Provide regular updates and statuses to senior-level IT management.

• Facilitate daily scrum meetings with the entire project team, participating in sprint reviews, product backlog and sprint backlog grooming sessions, and retrospectives.

• Track and manage project status through traditional agile tools such as burndown charts as well as baselines, metrics and goals.

• Create a calendar of sprints and releases at a “scrum of scrums” level in collaboration with IT Management. Communicate this schedule to stakeholders.

• Act as a gatekeeper for software releases to Quality Assurance (QA) and Production environments.

• Publish release notes to stakeholders and customers.

• Facilitate the team’s progress towards those goals by resolving or escalating conflicts, issues and roadblocks.

• Provide work guidance and coach team members, fostering a collaborative culture and resolve conflict involving prioritization, design or preference.

• Drive a continuous improvement culture within the team and business.

• Build relationships with the business in order to coordinate all aspects of project delivery and deliver product to specifications in a timely manner.

• Work with the team to develop and improve standard process methodologies for both IT and the business.

• Manage project closure initiatives, such as client satisfaction survey and closure analysis.

Who You Are:

• First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field. A combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Demonstrated prior success as a Scrum Master using formal agile techniques.

• Mastery of Agile methodology and principles.

• Three (3) or more years' experience as Software Program/ Project Manager using Agile Techniques and iterative development.

• Previous experience with formal or informal project team supervision, including team member selection, performance, coaching, mentoring and development.

• Ability to manage multiple scrum teams simultaneously.

• Prior experience working on custom software development projects.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of colleagues, both technical and non-technical.

• Strong working knowledge of burndown metrics, velocity, user story development and task definition.

• Highly proficient in the use of MS Office applications such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

• Ability to drive results in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

• Ability to understand technical issues at a high level.

What Will Make You Stand Out:

• Second level Scrum Master certification (CSP, PSM II)

• Knowledge of multiple Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, etc.

• Previous experience working on software development teams in non-manager capacity such as a developer or a business analyst.

Where You'll Work:

• This position may require minimal travel to vendor locations, assessment at stores and Ilitch Companies facilities, data centers or seminars/networking. 

• Requires extended periods of time sitting and talking on the phone.

• Works in a normal office environment where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, noise, dust, and the like.

• A state-of-the-art building with a modern-day, open environment in the heart of The District Detroit.

• A colleague fitness center, work café and an outdoor patio with grills.

• Over 60 different meeting spaces to help promote a collaborative environment.

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Blue Line Distribution.

Blue Line Distribution is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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