Athenium
Lead Scrum Master
Athenium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
About The Weather Company:
The Weather Company is the world's leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company's high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world's most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).
Job brief:
The Weather Company is seeking a certified Agile Coach/Lead Scrum Master to join our Operations team. In this role, you will act as the Scrum Master for multiple Engineering squads, delivering high-visibility initiatives and leading our organization's Agile maturity through training and coaching. Your responsibilities will include setting and establishing scrum cadences, ceremonies, and disciplines to enhance the effectiveness of our agile teams.
The impact you'll make:Oversee the Agile transformation for multiple teamsCoach teams in Agile concepts, principles, practices, and behaviorsLead in the creation, delivery, and strategy of Agile training across the organizationProvide mentoring and coaching to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members of new and existing Agile teamsHelp establish processes, policies, procedures, and training to support the teams' Agile maturityPerform Scrum Master role, including daily stand-ups, scrum of scrums, retrospectives, backlog grooming, risk/issue management, etc.Use agile methodologies, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutionsWork diligently to identify and eliminate blockers for the teamsProvide the necessary training, mentoring, and support to the Agile teams to follow agile best practicesPrepare, present, and provide reports, including Agile maturity assessments, velocity and status reports to key stakeholdersCollect, publish, and leverage trends around a package of metrics to drive continuous improvementEstablish and promote the discipline around agile methodologies to the teamUse collaborative and transparent processesUse JIRA as a main tracking tool with the teamDevelop key relationships within the business to help processes and decisions run smoothlyEscalate appropriately and quickly as issues are identifiedCollaborate and leverage contacts in the wider Agile community to deliver the best possible outcomes for clients.Schedule and lead all Agile ceremoniesEnsure consistency in Story Point definitionsTogether with the teams, establish a Definition of Ready and a Definition of DoneMaintain data integrity by ensuring data is complete and accurateWork with Product Management and Development Leads on all Sprint Planning activities, including selecting stories based on feature prioritiesProvide dashboards and metrics based on key data pointsWeekly and daily status reporting to key stakeholders including executive managementWhat you've accomplished:
At least one of the following: CSM, CSP-SM, PMI-ACP, or PSM Certification5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master with 3+ years of Agile Coaching experienceSME in Agile best practicesComfortable interacting with all levels of personnel within the organizationExcellent people and interpersonal skillsExpert skills using Jira; reports, and dashboards are a mustStrong leadership and motivational skillsStrong facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skillsNice to have:
ICP-ACC, ICE-AC, DAC or EAC CertificationPrevious Project Management experienceExperience using JIRA8+ years leading product or software development productsLeadership experienceTWCo Benefits/Perks:
Progressive family plan benefitsBenefits effective day 1 of employment include competitive 401K match with no vesting requirement, national health, dental, and vision plansAn opportunity to work for a global and industry-leading technology companyImpactful work in a collaborative environmentRemote work options/flexibilityVariety of medical insurance options including a $0 cost premium employee coverage
The Weather Company is the world's leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company's high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world's most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).
Job brief:
The Weather Company is seeking a certified Agile Coach/Lead Scrum Master to join our Operations team. In this role, you will act as the Scrum Master for multiple Engineering squads, delivering high-visibility initiatives and leading our organization's Agile maturity through training and coaching. Your responsibilities will include setting and establishing scrum cadences, ceremonies, and disciplines to enhance the effectiveness of our agile teams.
The impact you'll make:Oversee the Agile transformation for multiple teamsCoach teams in Agile concepts, principles, practices, and behaviorsLead in the creation, delivery, and strategy of Agile training across the organizationProvide mentoring and coaching to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members of new and existing Agile teamsHelp establish processes, policies, procedures, and training to support the teams' Agile maturityPerform Scrum Master role, including daily stand-ups, scrum of scrums, retrospectives, backlog grooming, risk/issue management, etc.Use agile methodologies, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutionsWork diligently to identify and eliminate blockers for the teamsProvide the necessary training, mentoring, and support to the Agile teams to follow agile best practicesPrepare, present, and provide reports, including Agile maturity assessments, velocity and status reports to key stakeholdersCollect, publish, and leverage trends around a package of metrics to drive continuous improvementEstablish and promote the discipline around agile methodologies to the teamUse collaborative and transparent processesUse JIRA as a main tracking tool with the teamDevelop key relationships within the business to help processes and decisions run smoothlyEscalate appropriately and quickly as issues are identifiedCollaborate and leverage contacts in the wider Agile community to deliver the best possible outcomes for clients.Schedule and lead all Agile ceremoniesEnsure consistency in Story Point definitionsTogether with the teams, establish a Definition of Ready and a Definition of DoneMaintain data integrity by ensuring data is complete and accurateWork with Product Management and Development Leads on all Sprint Planning activities, including selecting stories based on feature prioritiesProvide dashboards and metrics based on key data pointsWeekly and daily status reporting to key stakeholders including executive managementWhat you've accomplished:
At least one of the following: CSM, CSP-SM, PMI-ACP, or PSM Certification5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master with 3+ years of Agile Coaching experienceSME in Agile best practicesComfortable interacting with all levels of personnel within the organizationExcellent people and interpersonal skillsExpert skills using Jira; reports, and dashboards are a mustStrong leadership and motivational skillsStrong facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skillsNice to have:
ICP-ACC, ICE-AC, DAC or EAC CertificationPrevious Project Management experienceExperience using JIRA8+ years leading product or software development productsLeadership experienceTWCo Benefits/Perks:
Progressive family plan benefitsBenefits effective day 1 of employment include competitive 401K match with no vesting requirement, national health, dental, and vision plansAn opportunity to work for a global and industry-leading technology companyImpactful work in a collaborative environmentRemote work options/flexibilityVariety of medical insurance options including a $0 cost premium employee coverage