Who We Are
The Role
What You'll Do
Act as an owner for our Agile processes and lead sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives
Drive standard processes, tool usage, and best practices for consistency and reliability of product delivery and reporting in line with Solera Agile methodology
Serve the Solera development and IT departments as a Coach, Facilitator and Servant Leader for assigned agile scrum team(s)
Determine and manage tasks, risks, action items, and blockers
Plan, Schedule, and facilitate scrum events, meetings, and ceremonies
Partner with development teams to create and maintain agile artifacts and reports with a focus on clarity and accuracy
Collaborate with other PMO (Project Management Office) teams to formulate progress plans, inform new processes, reengineer existing processes, and identify areas of overlap to support Solera global initiatives
Clearly communicate tracking on project processes, deliverables, and financials
Serve as an Agile expert to development and IT teams, coaching and guiding Agile practice and supporting the Solera Agile Methodology
Facilitate trainings on Agile best practice, tool use, reporting, and other areas of influence within the Agile framework
Prepare and present status reports to stakeholders and maintain the data health of the Agile development teams
Be able to speak in a thorough, substantive, and accurate manner about the progress of the teams' sprints and backlog and serve as an effective point of communication of status, as well as escalation of issues to leadership outside the group as needed
Act as a first point of contact and escalation manager for stakeholders regarding any projects within the team responsibility group
What You'll Bring
CSM, PSM, CSP, SSM or other applicable Agile Methodology Certification. Additional certification in other Agile roles is a plus
Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in a related field of study preferred
5+ years experience in an agile development environment
3+ years experience as a Scrum Master or similar role
3+ years of industry-standard tool usage related to agile development and project management
3+ years experience in either servant leadership or direct leadership positions
Working knowledge of Agile Methodology, techniques, and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile
Strong communication and presentation skills
An analytical and problem-solving mindset
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Be data driven, with a focus on accuracy and clarity
Lead training sessions and provide detailed examples and explanations for Agile process and implementation
Communicate effectively and transparently in a clear and concise manner with colleagues and all levels of management
Be collaborative in nature with Developers, other teams, peers, customers, stakeholders, and all levels of management
Be oriented toward making clear agreements in every aspect of the job, with team members, management, peers, and stakeholders
Create structure where there is none and articulate and establish it in an effective manner, so it is recognized and adopted
Base decisions and judgments strictly on facts - not conjecture, supposition, or hearsay - and perform the legwork to get the facts needed for every situation
Resolve conflict or disagreement among team members, peers, management, stakeholders in a respectful fashion and with the perspectives in mind of not just yourself but of all those involved
Be proactive in problem-solving; treating risk management and mitigation as the key to mínimal problems, obstacles, & blockers that can occur in software development and train the team to think and to act in the same fashion through modeling of the behavior for them
Be accountable, trustworthy, direct, and objective in fulfillment of job expectations, deliverables, performance, and results of the team
Be able to operate and thrive in an environment that is challenging and can change frequently with aggressive objectives to meet and complex problems to overcome
Be process oriented and recognize the importance of standardization for repeatability, consistency, and maturity of our Agile practice
Be calm and collected under pressure, and as a result keep your team from experiencing outside impact
Be a team player and have the company's and its team's success as the main underlying goal driving your actions and leadership
