Scrum Master

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

On-site fitness

401(k) match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors is seeking a Scrum Master to drive agile practices across multiple projects. The role emphasizes removing impediments, mentoring teams, and facilitating ceremonies to improve delivery velocity.

You will partner with onshore and offshore teams, ensuring risk and quality controls are met throughout the lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, 3+ years as a Scrum Master, NetSuite experience, and strong communication skills to coordinate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 3 years in experience as a Scrum Master required
• 1 year in ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies required
• Experience with NetSuite preferred
• Strong knowledge of agile Scrum principles and practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective at working across organizational boundaries
• Extensive knowledge of Work Management Software, preferably Wrike
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Preferred Certifications/Licensures in Agile methodologies (CSM or PSM)

Responsibilities

• Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
• Optimize Scrum team velocity to identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance.
• Deliver capabilities using agile practices while following the software development lifecycle and release processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate delivery of work product and escape key risks and issues.
• Training, mentoring, and supporting Scrum teams to follow agile values and practices.
• Scheduling and facilitating Scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
• Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams make improvements.
• Planning and organizing release handoff sessions between Development and QA teams.
• Facilitate planning and prioritization discussions for agile activities.
• Work with onshore and offshore teams, managing schedules and expectations.
• Prepare and present backlog status reports to stakeholders.
• Guide teams to follow agile/Scrum practices for prioritization and commitment for each release.
• Collaborate to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment to understand functions, policies, and compliance.
• Train the Scrum team and mentor less experienced staff.
• Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Wrike

NetSuite

Job description

Overview

The Scrum Master drives team performance by championing Agile principles, fostering collaboration, and removing obstacles to delivery. This role guides teams in adopting and evolving Scrum practices, facilitates key ceremonies, mentors team members, and supports continuous improvement across multiple projects.

Overview

The Scrum Master drives team performance by championing Agile principles, fostering collaboration, and removing obstacles to delivery. This role guides teams in adopting and evolving Scrum practices, facilitates key ceremonies, mentors team members, and supports continuous improvement across multiple projects.

Job Duties

• Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions. (Essential)
• Optimize Scrum team velocity to identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance. (Essential)
• Deliver capabilities using agile practices while following the software development lifecycle, business process mapping, and various release processes to ensure all risk, security, and development requirements are met. (Essential)
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate delivery of work product from the teams and escape key risks and issues impeding Scrum team effectiveness. (Essential)
• Training, mentoring, and supporting Scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.
• Scheduling and facilitating Scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
• Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams make improvements.
• Planning and organizing release handoff sessions between the Development and Quality Assurance teams.
• Facilitate planning and prioritization discussion for agile activities.
• Ability to work with onshore and offshore teams, managing schedules and expectations of Scrum teams.
• Preparing and presenting backlog status reports to stakeholders.
• Guide the teams to follow agile and Scrum practices to promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each release.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Train the Scrum team and serve as a mentor to less experienced staff.
• Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• 3 years in experience as a Scrum Master (Required)
• 1 year in ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Required)
• Experience with NetSuite
• Strong knowledge of agile Scrum principles and practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with functional and technical audiences
• Effective at working across organizational boundaries
• Extensive knowledge of Work Management Software, preferably Wrike
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Preferred Certifications/Licensures:(Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).)

Benefits

At Sun Communities, you will be part of an industry-leading organization where you will be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. We place a high priority on our team members, and this is a big part of what sets us apart. We will ask you to give us your very best every day, and will challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative and supportive work environment and plenty of learning and growth. In exchange, we will reward you with great pay, advancement opportunities, paid time off, great benefits, and flexibility.

• Comprehensive Medical and Prescription coverage with 4 plan options so you can choose the plan that best meets the needs of you and your family
• Comprehensive Dental and Vision Plans
• On-Site Fitness Center
• Voluntary Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance and Dependent Life
• Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Sun matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Identity Theft Insurance
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program providing financial support to team members who further their formal education
• Vacation RV Site Discounts for team members when visiting Sun resorts across the nation
• Team Member Perks & Discounts program with hundreds of discounts on things like travel, merchandise, mobile phone service, and more
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave for the birth of a child, adoption, or placement of a child
• Paid Time Off including ten holidays, vacation, personal, sick time, bereavement and pay for jury duty