Agile Specialist (Remote in US)

Media.monks; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital marketing firm is looking for an Agile Specialist to facilitate ceremonies and manage team schedules. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of Agile experience, is proficient in Scrum or Kanban, and possesses solid communication and problem-solving skills. This role offers a salary range of $100,000—$125,000 and promotes a diverse workplace culture.

Benefits

Full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO and company-wide holidays

401k with company contribution

Paid parental leave

Work-life balance emphasis

Career growth opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in an Agile environment with experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Lead continuous planning and maintain engineering team schedules.
• Coordinate communication between different teams and ensure visibility to stakeholders.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Agile Specialist (Remote in US) • Chicago United States

About the Role

As the Agile Specialist, you will report to the Manager, Agile Practices as well as continuously collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to solve the most important technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Lead continuous planning, ensuring ongoing planning for and visibility to a rolling quarter + plan for the team/s you support.
• Maintain engineering team schedules, ensuring proper resource planning and translation of estimates to key milestone dates.
• Track project milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and timelines to ensure projects and programs stay on track and meet delivery timelines.
• Remove obstacles that may hinder the team's progress.
• Promote Agile best practices and educate team members to enhance team performance and productivity.
• Coordinate communication between different teams, departments, and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Engineering to manage and prioritize the product backlog.
• Ensure engineers have necessary product requirements and UX designs to stay on track and meet deadlines.
• Support the JIRA management for teams they support and other tools as appropriate.
• Provide burndown charts, velocity tracking, and other agile performance metrics to inform and resolve issues with the team and manager(s).

The essentials

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in an Agile environment with experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic in the provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

What We Offer

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth.

Salary Range $100,000—$125,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions\' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

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