TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a media and entertainment company that develops, produces, and markets entertainment, news, and information. It owns and operates a portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a motion picture company, television production operations, a television stations group, theme parks, and a suite of Internet-based businesses.
Job Description:
Qualifications:
B.S. degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, other related discipline or equivalent work experience
1-3 years of experience as an Agile Project Manager or Scrum Master
Demonstrated success in management of technical development projects usingagile methodologies. Knowledge of tools necessary to perform this role: Jira, Confluence, PPT, Word, Lucid, etc. Scrum Master or other Agile certifications (required)
Technology Industry experience (desirable) Key Skills/Strengths - Excellent communication skills
Listening, presenting, facilitating… across functions + levels, both internal + external to the client
Ability to prioritize effectively, develop consensus and drive team decisions
Self-motivation; pro-actively identifies opportunities for improvement
Highly responsive in times of system/process failure; addresses issues timely and brings them to appropriate resolution/closure
Can-do attitude; thorough, detail oriented
Responsibilities:
Core Responsibilities
Serves to facilitate scrum to the larger team by ensuring the scrum framework is followed.
He or she is committed to the scrum methodology, agile principles, and best practices—but should also remain flexible and open to opportunities for the team to improve their workflow
Management of project scope, milestones and all deliverables using various tools, such as Jira
Work closely with key business stakeholders and peers to understand and refine business requirements, strategies and needs as they relate to the Scrum Team deliverables
Cross-functional engagement and coordination of internal and external partners to move the ball forward on all aspects of the project.
Activities include oversight and leadership on the delivery of projects, communicating to stakeholders, assisting the Product Owner/team in creating user stories and prioritizing the backlog, helps manage blockers and dependencies, creates and reports status during scrum ceremonies.
Must be able to utilize and effectively communicate status of technical work to appropriate parties.
Comments/Special Instructions
This could be a Junior level Scrum Master, with 1-3yrs of experience, who I’d be willing to help coach before assigning to a specific team
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Project Management
Industries
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution and Entertainment Providers
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