Corporate Scrum Master-Project Management

About The Role

Summary

The Scrum Master role is responsible for facilitating and championing the agile software development process by managing sprints, facilitating communication, coaching and mentoring development teams, identifying and eliminating impediments, and promoting the use of standards and best practices. Ensures smooth operation of agile processes and activities by facilitating scrum ceremonies and maintaining scrum artifacts. Manages other hybrid project activities as needed.

Performs in a highly visible role and interfaces with management and all levels of the organization. Builds and continuously develops relationships with all levels of the organization and vendors to increase operational capability. Professionalism and diplomacy to gain trust is critical to the success of the position.

This is a Corporate position which may be located at an available bank division location across our eight-state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WA, or WY. The entry rate for this position is $67,770.67 + / per year(calculated for Kalispell, MT).

All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.

WA Applicants ONLY range : $73,817.63 to $110,726.44 a year.

Description

• Organize and facilitate agile activities and scrum ceremonies (daily scrum standups, sprint planning, sprint review / demo, sprint retrospective). Manage sprints and remove roadblocks. Act as a liaison between product manager, product owner and development team. Support product owner or business analyst with backlog refinement and estimating and ensures that product backlog refinement sessions occur. Collaborate on requirement documentation. Support product manager and / or solutions architect with release planning. Support the product owner with defining the roadmap. Facilitate communication between roles. Ensure meetings are positive, productive, stay on topic, and are kept within the timebox. Participate in quarterly planning and communicate dependencies. Document risks and decisions. Manage other hybrid project activities as needed.
• Maintain Scrum artifacts (i.e. sprint backlog, sprint calendar). Support the team in using agile planning and development tools (i.e. ADO). Partner with product managers, owners, and stakeholders to align priority across teams. Support the product manager as they manage the product backlog. When other agile resources are not available, assist with other activities like documenting release scope, scheduling releases, and communicating release features.
• Drive cross functional team at all levels. Coach and mentor team members to improve collaboration and self-management to cultivate a self-organizing team. Report on team metrics to identify and assist in process improvement. Utilize team feedback and velocity metrics to identify areas of opportunity and work with the team to continuously improve. Proactively identify and remove impediments to team progress to allow the team to be most effective. Contribute to the advancement / improvement of agile practices within the organization and promote the use of agile standards and best practices.
• Governance : Adheres to and supports the use of governance, security and risk management practices.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Must complete the assigned online training courses and achieve a passing score by due date.

About You

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Required / Preferred

Education Level

Description

Required

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in computer science or business-related discipline, such as organizational management, marketing, finance, or information technology.

Experience

Required / Preferred

Experience Level

Description

Required

3 years

3 years as a Scrum Master.

Required

Advanced Experience

Experience with agile planning and development tools (ADO, Jira, or Confluence).

Required

Advanced Experience

Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams.

Required

Advanced / Specialized Knowledge

Knowledge of agile practices, frameworks, and techniques (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean) and SDLC practices.

Required

Advanced Experience

Experience with fundamentals of iterative development, process, and procedures.

Would an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience be considered? : Yes

License / Certification

Required / Preferred

License / Certification

Description

Required

Other Relevant Certification

CSM, PSM, SSM, ASM, or DASM.

Preferred

Other Relevant Certification

A-CSM, CSP-SM, SAFe, or PMI-ACP certification.

Required Skills and Abilities

Additional Requirements

Travel

Up to 10% travel required : (e.g. 2 days / month) by automobile (as driver and passenger), commercial airlines, rental vehicles and public transportation and be able to lodge in public facilities. Travel will be necessary to conduct the duties of this job, and the employee must have the ability to drive and have proper licensing.

Working Conditions

Environment : Indoors, a climate-controlled shared work area.

Noise Level : Moderate noise; not extreme or excessive; within reasonable limits.

Lifting : Light work : Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and / or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. The employee is constantly required to stand and walk.

Vision

Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, view a computer terminal, and read the computer screen, printed materials, and handwritten materials.

Physical Activities

Frequency

Balancing : Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

Infrequent - rare.

Climbing : Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and / or hands and arms.

Infrequent - rare.

Crawling : Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Infrequent - rare.

Crouching : Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Infrequent - rare.

Feeling : Perceiving attributes of objects such as size and shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.

Infrequent - rare.

Fingering : Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Daily.

Grasping : Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Occasional - now and then.

Kneeling : Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Infrequent - rare.

Lifting : Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

Infrequent - rare.

Pushing : Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Infrequent - rare.

Pulling : Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Infrequent - rare.

Repetitive Motion : Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and / or fingers.

Daily.

Stooping : Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Infrequent - rare.

What We Offer

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS : Starting salary is dependent upon relevant experience and may vary based on the geographic location of the position. We offer an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Coverage is available to employees and their eligible dependents in accordance with our written plan documents. You may also be eligible for a health savings account option, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health rewards program, a retirement savings plan, including 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans, short and long-term disability benefits, education and training benefits, and discounts on banking products and services. We also offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan and paid holidays. PTO accruals begin at .0745 per hour worked for our part time employees up to a maximum accrual of 240 hours per year for certain Full-Time employees. PTO accruals are dependent on position, status (Full time or Part time), and years of experience in accordance with our PTO policy. Most Full-Time employees are also offered 6 paid holidays and Part Time employees are offered pro-rated paid holidays. In addition, employees in Utah and Nevada may be eligible for pay for certain state recognized holidays. Visit our website for more details. Check it out!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants, or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.

No Recruiters or unsolicited agency referrals please.