Scrum Master – DEWALT Construction Technology

Stanley Black and Decker; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life, vision

401(k)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Tool discounts

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker is seeking a Scrum Master for the DEWALT Construction Technology team in Towson, MD. You will facilitate Agile ceremonies, coach teams, and protect delivery quality across distributed software developers and digital engineers.

This role emphasizes servant leadership, backlog collaboration, and cloud-ready solutions. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in Agile roles, strong Scrum knowledge, and experience with Jira.

Qualifications

• Experience 7+ years as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile role in software development environments.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
• Experience tracking sprint progress, velocity, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives).
• Coach Agile practices to delight customers.
• Remove impediments to progress and resolve conflicts.
• Support Product Owner with backlog refinement and prioritization.
• Promote collaboration within the team and with stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement and high-quality, secure software delivery in cloud environments.

Skills

Agile / Scrum

Servant leadership

Facilitation

Backlog management

Stakeholder collaboration

Distributed teams

Conflict resolution

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

CSM/PSM certification

Tools

Jira

Job description

Towson, MD, United States

Full time

REQ-1000051480

Scrum Master – DEWALT Construction Technology

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Scrum Master for the DEWALT Construction Technology team, you will facilitate Agile practices and coach a global team of software engineers and digital developers. You will help deliver innovative workflow management solutions for building construction component prefabrication, ensuring high-quality, cybersecure digital technologies that enhance customer advocacy for our DEWALT products. You are passionate about empowering teams, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment, leveraging your servant leadership and Agile expertise to drive team success.

You’ll get to:

• Facilitate Scrum Events: Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach Agile Practices: Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers.
• Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and remove obstacles that hinder the team’s progress.
• Support Product Owner: Assist the Product Owner with backlog management, refinement, and prioritization.
• Foster Collaboration: Promote effective communication and collaboration within the team and with stakeholders.
• Promote Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of learning and adaptation by helping the team reflect and improve their processes.
• Ensure Quality Delivery: Help the team deliver high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions in a cloud environment within pre-established release timelines.
• Champion Agile Mindset : Advocate for Agile values and principles across the team and organization.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

Qualifications

• Experience 7+ years as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile role, in software development environments.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
• Experience on Tracking and reporting on sprint progress, team velocity, and performance metrics
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks like Jira is essential. Work as the administrator of the scrum board and ensure tickets stay updated in Jira
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and servant leadership skills.
• Proven ability to resolve conflicts and remove obstacles, preventing the delivery team from over-committing and scope creep during sprint planning
• Ability to Guide teams to deliver high-quality code and services through time-boxed iterations/sprints
• Experience working with distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Ability to Promote Agile values of transparency, inspection, and adaptation
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS preferred) and secure software development practices is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong facilitation and conflict-resolution abilities
• Deep understanding of Scrum artifacts, ceremonies, and roles

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or similar certification is highly desirable.

Core Competencies

• Agile Mindset & Continuous Improvement
• Collaboration/1-Team
• Cybersecurity Awareness
• Modern Cloud Native Software Development

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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The Salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $144,900.00

• This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the‑art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

Learning & Development:

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the‑art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov) (http://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)

For the builders and protectors, for the makers and explorers, for those shaping and reshaping our world through hard work and inspiration, Stanley Black & Decker provides the tools and innovative solutions you can trust to get the job done—and we have since 1843.