Job Description
KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, Scum Master to join our Digital Nexus organization. This role is a remote work opportunity.
Responsibilities:
* Help grow a collaborative and continuously improving engineering culture; teach and serve as example to the team of Scrum and agile values and principals; coach and give feedback to individuals (including senior leadership) and teams; Facilitate Scrum Events as a Scrum Master, as requested
* Deliver effective conflict resolution between individuals and teams with an assertive but friendly attitude with excellent interpersonal skills; deliver effective methods and practices for managing and resolving impediments.
* Act as an expert in estimation and planning techniques; explain and teach release planning in an empirical environment; explain the differences between various Scrum Scaling frameworks and approaches
* Advocate for modern agile software development and organizational practices, such as XP, CI/CD, Devops, TDD, etc.; automate flow of Project Status and facilitate continuous & real-time transparency for effective communication, support and decision making
* Help individuals, teams, and programs to clarify goals and actions to achieve them; utilize techniques to improve the efficiency of the development team
* Provide scaling expertise to align multiple agile teams, collaborate and facilitate planning with large groups, coach Product Owners on managing scaled product backlog of epics and features, and facilitate decision making with Product Owners, and Architects; coach and support a Product Owner in effective techniques for backlog creation, management, and refinement
Required Skills & Experience
* Minimum of five years of experience as a Scrum Master leading multiple agile approaches (Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe, Lean, etc.) with ability and flexibility to adapt approach to fit team and product environment experience
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
* Technical experience developing software, portfolio level planning, and/or business experience is preferred; experience with agile tools and scaling them across multiple teams is a plus
* Proven track record at facilitating, coaching, and mentoring teams and leaders towards rapidly delivering high impact, high quality software in a sustainable fashion; relevant practitioner level certifications (PSMII/CSP) are preferred
* Deep expertise in helping teams build and develop trust, safety, and effective communication
* Experience working closely with data Projects/Programs/teams
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Knowledge of Agile functionality with ServiceNow
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.