Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Location: Remote, USA – Eastern Time working hours required
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $104,000.00 – $130,000.00 (Range applies to US candidates only) + Benefits/Variable Comp – Range may vary based on experience.
Benefits Offered: Vision, Medical, Life, Dental, 401K

Summary

We are seeking a Scrum Master to join our Enterprise Project Management Office team, serving as a key advocate for the Scrum process while embodying Agile principles. The ideal candidate will excel at coaching teams in an Agile environment, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, and driving process improvements. This role requires a deep understanding of IT and/or Cloud concepts, with a focus on supporting technical teams in backlog refinement and Planning, ensuring all project objectives are clearly understood and met. If you are passionate about leveraging Agile methodologies to foster innovation and organizational change, and enjoy collaborating with and motivating teams, this position is for you.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate and guide IS Operations and Application teams on the effective application of Agile/Scrum concepts, values, practices, and principles, with a focus on improving team effectiveness.
• Lead and manage multiple Scrum teams in their day-to-day activities, including conducting Agile ceremonies such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Support technical teams during backlog refinement by gathering and refining user stories, defining technical considerations, and ensuring that all technical requirements are well understood and actionable. Ability to recognize and coach on the need to break down stories into manageable chunks.
• Establish schedules, create working agreements, facilitate discussions, and resolve any roadblocks that may hinder sprint goals.
• Assist with data management in the adoption and utilization of project management tools.
• Utilize Agile metrics and retrospective actions to assess Agile maturity and identify opportunities for process and practice improvement, leveraging project management tools and team dashboards.
• Track and remove impediments to enhance the efficiency and productivity of technical teams.
• Represent Agile teams and provide updates on development and release statuses to Operations’ Management and/or Product Owners.
• Facilitate and ensure effort estimation is effectively performed within teams, utilizing planning poker or other tools.
• Coordinate across Operations’ teams as required to manage cross-functional dependencies, resource planning, and technical considerations.
• Rotation of Scrum of Scrum facilitation and coach/mentor other Scrum Masters.

Required education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master in a software environment.
• Certification such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM) from Scrum Alliance.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, frameworks, Scrum theory, and practices.
• Proficiency in Agile techniques, including user stories, continuous integration, continuous testing, pairing, and automated testing.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present to executive sponsors and interact with both technical and non-technical staff across all management levels.
• Proven ability to make decisive business decisions and resolve issues effectively.
• Advanced JIRA skills and an affinity for technology.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Proven ability to support teams working on complex applications.
• Strong passion for driving and implementing process improvements.
• Solutions-oriented mindset for tackling complex problems and challenges.
• Adaptability and flexibility in navigating complex situations and resolving conflicts with positive outcomes.
• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) practices.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Confident and comfortable leading from the front, guiding and inspiring others with strong leadership and exceptional communication skills.
• Skilled in project and change management, with the ability to present ideas clearly in both business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Highly self-motivated, meticulous, and organized, with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective at prioritizing and executing tasks in high-pressure environments.
• Exceptional customer service orientation and extensive experience in team-oriented, collaborative settings.
• Proven ability to build relationships in a remote environment.

Who We Are

OneStream is how today’s Finance teams can go beyond just reporting on the past and Take Finance Further by steering the business to the future. It’s the only enterprise finance platform that unifies financial and operational data, embeds AI for better decisions and productivity, and empowers the CFO to become a critical driver of business strategy and execution. Our vision is to be the operating system for modern finance, digitizing core financial functions and empowering the CFO to become a critical driver of business strategy. To learn more visit www.onestream.com.

Why Join The OneStream Team

• Transparency around corporate structure, salary, and benefits
• Core value of customer success
• Variety of project work (not industry-specific)
• Strong culture and camaraderie
• Multiple training opportunities

Benefits at OneStream
OneStream employees are passionate, hardworking individuals who go above and beyond to keep our customers happy and follow through on our mission statement. They consistently deliver the best and in turn, we make every effort to keep them cared for and happy. A sample of the benefits we provide are:

• Excellent Medical Plan
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Vacation Time
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development
• Retirement Plan

All candidates must be legally authorized to work for any company in the country where this position is located without sponsorship.

OneStream is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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