Scrum Master - Lawrence, MA (3 days a week in office) Locals only - Posted by Tauqeer

Scrum Master- Lawrence, MA (Locals only) Hybrid - w2 role and GC

3 Top requirements: solid experience with SAFe, preparing for and leading PI planning sessions and 3^rd party dependency management.

Looking for local only since this is onsite in Lawrence, MA 3 days a week. Won t accept relocation

This is temp to perm and they can t provide sponsorship upon conversion

JD:

Must-Have Skills/Background:

Scaled Agile Framework

Few years of Scrum Master under their belt

Would like certifications

CSM, Certified Safe Practitioner

Need to have the ability to come right in, learn the space and business part of it, but be a really confident SM

Additional Notes:

Scrum Master

• Why the need:
• Retail Technology Space
• D2C
• Ecommerce- agile release train with 10 teams-- all Software Development teams to support sites
• Retail Technology
• Supports all of their in store technology
• POS
• Merchandising
• Enterprise Systems within the stores
• Agile Release train
• 5 teams
• This need is replacing Kristin Scoppaletti-- lead within this space
• Her and 2 other SM's are overseeing this team ( want her to focus on Agile Coach role instead)
• Need:
• Replace Kristin for 1 team currently, may oversee a team eventually
• ERP team is the one shed be replacing
• Managing the systems that support overall ERP broadly
• Merchandising
• Rolling out any/all stores
• Have a number of new stores, rolling out across the globe
• May also take on a new team called Market Expansion
• Could take over this team or have another SM here
• Very familiar with Scaled Agile Framework
• Epic and story and backlog refinement
• In the middle of a PI right now
• Sr. resource
• Initiatives:
• Endless aisle-- across the globe
• Team also has a full backlog of their work
• Setting up ceremonies, facilitation of ceremonies across the team
• Familiarity within the ERP space
• This is more support of a larger ERP system
• Experience in retail overall would be really beneficial here
• POS is also beneficial here
• If they don't have retail but they are a very good SM
• Non-traditional Agile Release Train
• Not a Software release train
• All the people are product folks, configuration, other types of roles-- not Software Developers
• POS and Order Management systems
• They do all the testing/development of the system, based on the role
• NEED:
• Scaled Agile Framework
• Few years of Scrum Master under their belt
• Would like certifications
• CSM, Certified Safe Practitioner
• Need to have the ability to come right in, learn the space and business part of it, but be a really confident SM
• Team:
• Retail Technology
• This team is about the same size as any traditional team 3-8 folks
• Soft Skills:
• Look for people that can relate at any level of the organization-- team members, senior leaders, need to be able to do this and communicate effectively
• Be able to step in, at any point, at any level, status, dependencies
• Laid back in the sense, open and honest and up front, value.
• Tools:
• Jira
• Jira Advanced Roadmaps
• Start date: ASAP

Interview process:

• Kristin will do the first round
• Then will pass on to another SM and Chuck
• 2-3 rounds
• Location: Lawrence, MA
• Onsite 3 days/week-- Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
• Resumes:
• Helpful to have a bit of a summary of their experience to read through, laying out the timelines
• Don't want someone who's been going from one role to the next constantly
• Someone who's been in a contract for a while
• Duration: 6 Months
• Goal for any role, would like to keep them on long term

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