Scrum Master III

Habemco is a shared services company wholly owned and operated by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Northern California. Habemco s support services such as product development and technology which are needed for business growth, ultimately power the Tribe s economy, and enable the delivery of education, health care and elder support programs for the Tribal community. Our talented team provides cross-functional support services to various tribal business and government entities. The Habemco team plays a critical role in ensuring a successful future for our customers, our employees, and the Tribe.

Headquartered in a beautiful, yet remote part of California, the Tribe recognizes that to compete in highly competitive industries such as FinTech, the Tribe must access expertise throughout the nation. In addition to employees that work remotely, the Tribe has employees located at its headquarters in Upper Lake, California and at a campus in Lenexa, Kansas.

Employees receive competitive pay and benefits, quarterly performance bonuses and 401(k) with a 4% match. Our team is creative, forward-thinking, passionate and moves fast! Are you ready to grow with us?

Purpose of the Position

Leads cross-functional teams to provide agile-based project deliverables and facilitates the team's work to accelerate delivery of business value by ensuring adherence to Scrum methodologies and processes. Facilitates internal and external communication, removes impediments, and serves as the intermediary between multiple product owners, managers, and team members. Uses strong communication skills to facilitate the project team through the Scrum process of Release Planning, Sprint Planning for multiple product owners, Daily Scrums, Sprint Demos and Retrospectives in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities. Sets the example for Agile methods based upon the designated principles and ensures they are understood and exercised consistently within the team. Incumbent s work is generally independent and collaborative in nature while contributing to moderately complex aspects of a project.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate scrum meetings. Schedule and facilitate product backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint demos, and retrospectives.
• Promote teamwork and a culture of ownership. Build a trusting environment where healthy conflict can occur and be resolved cooperatively. Encourage the team to improve their work by reviewing the results and lessons learned. Find and act on opportunities for training.
• Assist with the identification and resolution of challenges. Intervene where needed to resolve conflicts and remove blockers. Consistently clarify process and action items.
• Document, collect, and report measures. Utilize our project-tracking tool to assist the team with work tasks. For each sprint, collect data that shows progress and improvements the team has made. Promote transparency by utilizing the Agile board and burndown charts.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner. Support and educate the Product Owner to help prepare and refine the product backlog and maximize the time and effort of the Delivery Team.
• Coordinate efforts across multiple departments. When a project requires resources from outside of the Scrum Team, the Scrum Master should align a resource for the team and ensure expectations are clearly defined.
• Lead the team to success by harnessing the collective power of teamwork. Be willing to step up when the team needs assistance in reaching their goals. Do whatever is necessary to shield the team and keep the team focused on their goals and delivering value.
• Leverages Jira and Confluence to elicit and define business and technical requirements, track requirements, prioritize features, curate content, sequence deliverables into sprints, and report progress.
• Adapt current methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.
• Responsible for removing the impediments for the scrum team.
• Support the Product Owner in maintaining a well-organized and sprint-ready product backlog.

Education and Experience

Required:

• Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited university with a major in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or Software Engineering, or in lieu of education, four (4) or more years of Scrum Master work experience, ideally in a banking or fintech software development organization.
• Plus:
  • 4+ years of Scrum Master work, ideally in a banking or fintech software environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the following areas of Scrum Master work:
  • Agile Coaching
  • Agile Management
  • Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Software
  • Bug Tracking Software
• Applicants for this position must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Habemco (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (STEM/OPT), TN visa.)
• All offers are contingent upon signing a confidentiality agreement and satisfactory completion of drug screening and background checks. Employer observes federal standards for controlled substances.

Preferred:

• Certified Scrum Master certification.

Skills & Abilities

• Effectively prioritizes and executes tasks in a highly productive yet autonomous environment.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills (i.e., design, debugging, and testing) and experience with software development projects.
• Ability to present technical ideas in concise, user-friendly, or layman s language.
• Strong interpersonal skills used in developing effective working relationships and listening skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, time sensitive, and confidential environment.
• Excellent communication skills; able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with professionalism, excellent grammar, respect, and courteousness.
• Possess a balance of assertiveness and diplomacy along with adaptability to communicate on all levels.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods in a stationary seated position, such as working on a computer.
• Verbal communication to exchange accurate ideas and information.