Twist Bioscience
Staff Technical Program Manager/Scrum Master
Twist Bioscience, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Staff Project Manager and Scrum Master
At Twist Bioscience, we help our customers improve the world. Our DNA-based tools enable researchers across a variety of scientific disciplines to make groundbreaking discoveries. We continue to drive biological innovations to make the world safer, healthier, and more sustainable.
We seek an experienced Staff Project Manager and Scrum Master to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing a range of complex, high-impact projects with strong organizational leadership and influencing skills. As a Staff Technical Project Manager and Scrum Master, you will work closely with stakeholders, both business and software engineering, and play a crucial role in coaching and guiding the Scrum team(s) to enable meeting the organization's goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
Organize sprints, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings
Assist with coordinating user story grooming, sprint planning and review, and software demos
Help remove impediments
Measure project performance and assist with project risk management
Report project status, risks, and escalations
Work with product owners to help manage backlogs and new project requests
Guide and mentor the scrum team to achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
Provide strategic guidance to cross-functional teams and manage program risks and dependencies
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
8+ years of combined Scrum Master and People Leadership experience
Solid technical background with familiarity or experience in software development, cloud, and web technologies
Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with geographically dispersed software development teams
Familiarity with eCommerce platforms, Business Applications such as Salesforce.com and SAP
Scrum Master certification is a plus
PMP certification is a plus
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At Twist Bioscience, we help our customers improve the world. Our DNA-based tools enable researchers across a variety of scientific disciplines to make groundbreaking discoveries. We continue to drive biological innovations to make the world safer, healthier, and more sustainable.
We seek an experienced Staff Project Manager and Scrum Master to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing a range of complex, high-impact projects with strong organizational leadership and influencing skills. As a Staff Technical Project Manager and Scrum Master, you will work closely with stakeholders, both business and software engineering, and play a crucial role in coaching and guiding the Scrum team(s) to enable meeting the organization's goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
Organize sprints, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings
Assist with coordinating user story grooming, sprint planning and review, and software demos
Help remove impediments
Measure project performance and assist with project risk management
Report project status, risks, and escalations
Work with product owners to help manage backlogs and new project requests
Guide and mentor the scrum team to achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
Provide strategic guidance to cross-functional teams and manage program risks and dependencies
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
8+ years of combined Scrum Master and People Leadership experience
Solid technical background with familiarity or experience in software development, cloud, and web technologies
Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with geographically dispersed software development teams
Familiarity with eCommerce platforms, Business Applications such as Salesforce.com and SAP
Scrum Master certification is a plus
PMP certification is a plus
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