Scrum Master

Beacon Technologies, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Technologies, Inc. seeks a Scrum Master for a BI/Analytics client partner. You will guide multiple agile teams using Scrum to deliver data-focused initiatives across a data lake, MDM, and governance landscape.

You will remove blockers, mentor teams, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders while leveraging JIRA and SAFe. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple agile teams using Scrum in BI and data warehousing contexts.
• Ability to blend agile and traditional project management principles to fit a project.
• Mentoring and developing team members to improve delivery.
• Directing and monitoring daily work, identifying resource needs, and ensuring quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple agile teams using Scrum.
• Remove roadblocks and escalate issues as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups and stakeholders.
• Monitor progress and adjust plans to meet commitments.
• Deliver credible leadership on data management and analytics.

Skills

Agile leadership

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Stakeholder communication

Tools

JIRA

SAFe

Job description

Beacon is seeking a Scrum Master for our client partner. Our client's team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. This position will work on a small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions. This position must have strong technical knowledge in data management and experience in managing multiple scrum boards for both project work and operations.

Key Requirements:

• Experience leading and managing multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile methodologies. Must have experience leading scrums for business intelligence and data warehousing.
• Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
• Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project/operational work; and mentoring and developing team members.
• Experience directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks, issues, and roadblocks.
• Managing team progress/status through JIRA.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, ability to influence others and to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers.
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent.
• Preferred experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).

About Beacon Technologies

Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.

Beacon Technologies, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer with a functioning Aff…