Job Description
This person is a servant leader that acts as an ambassador and coach for Agile/Scrum values, identifies improvement opportunities across our processes, and guides execution of key Sprint ceremonies.
Responsibilities
Be an ambassador for Scrum values of commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect.
As a servant of our process, partner with Producers and discipline leads to identify and report gaps in our process framework.
Imbed with development teams to surface team-specific challenges with our development process, create a mapping of up and downstream customers, and document assumptions we need to harden.
Schedule, participate, and lead ceremonies for Sprint planning, kickoff, stand-up, review, and backlog grooming.
Schedule and drive Sprint retrospective meetings across the Halo Infinite team to surface potential future targets for process improvement, the state of current process change rollout, and the impact of recent changes to team health.
Be a steward of our product backlog standards and practices to ensure confidence in our burndowns and analytics.
Required Skills & Experience
4+ years of experience in game development.
Scrum Master certification.
Passion for building and executing adaptive process.
Adept communication and interpersonal skills.
Servant Leadership.
Knowledge and experience with Agile software development methods such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean.
Self-motivated, able to adapt and thrive in a quickly changing environment.
Proficiency with Visual Studio Team Services, ADO, or similar bug database.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software Outlook, Excel, and Project.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Passion for first person shooters, Halo
Familiarity with Xbox and Windows 10 Application Lifecycle
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.