Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Scrum Master Specialist.

What You’ll Do

Job Summary

• This position will oversee and manage one or more product and software development teams as a servant leader.
• The Scrum Master will ensure that teams follow Agile practices and Scrum framework values, work to increase team efficiency, provide motivation and guidance for process improvement, and help with scaling.
• The Scrum Master will ensure that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox. The Scrum Master will work to eliminate cross-team impediments and promote Kaizen thinking.
• The Scrum Master works directly with Product Owners, engineers and other product team members to guide the product development lifecycle, help create user stories, and manage the product backlog."
  
  
  

Job Responsibilities

• Accountable for all Agile ceremonies of a Scrum team including planning, review, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups
• Drive a Secure Product Development Lifecycle approach that establishes a strong cybersecurity focus and culture across the entire engineering lifecycle
• Trains, mentors, and supports Scrum teams to follow Agile values, principles, and practices
• Use Agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions
• Assists the Product Owner with epic creation, decomposition and multi-sprint planning
• Support the estimation and prioritization of user stories
• Collect, track, and report Agile metrics on performance and progress of the product
• Support the identification and implementation of improvement opportunities
• Resolve impediments and escalate where required
• Coordinate with other Agile teams to ensure alignment and management of dependencies including participation in Scrum of Scrums or related ceremonies where applicable
• Ensures a safe and trusting environment for the team to raise and resolve issues
• Leads the capacity planning for each sprint
• Communicates risks, status and general updates to stakeholders
• Manage one or more Scrum teams across multiple geographies
• Improve the Agile maturity of the team on a continuous basis
• Support the Product Owner in cost tracking for scrum projects
• OPTIONAL: Support Resource Managers contractor onboarding
  
  
  

Qualifications

Education level required

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Scrum Master certification
  
  
  

Years And Area Of Experience Required

• 5+ years of experience working on an Agile team or leading technology projects, including 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing projects within the finance domain and possess a deep understanding of financial terminology. This role requires extensive experience with Jira and a solid grasp of Scrum methodology.
  
  
  

Technical knowledge

• Demonstrable understanding of product management and modern product delivery processes
• Proficiency in Jira and other project management tools.
• Experience working with Agile, including Scrum or Kanban
• Experience with Agile software tools and producing Agile artifacts
• General understanding of DevSecOps principles
• Experience with modern software development principles including code management, test automation, APIs, microservices, and cloud services.
• Able to coach the teams
  
  
  

Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Patience and empathy working with mentees and people new to Agile
• Comfortable working directly with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong listening skills with the intention of understanding
• Experience working with diverse, global cultures, organizations and teams
  
  
  

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

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