Scrum Master - Analyst

Scrum Master - Analyst

We are seeking an exceptionally talented Scrum Master who will provide effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and coaching skills supporting the development of our solutions.

The ideal candidate has a combination of technical skills and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment that is team centric and highly collaborative. We are looking for candidates who have proven track records of being solution and delivery focused, and who can lead strategic, cross-functional, business facing and technical initiatives. The candidate will be an experienced Agile practitioner, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and a visible drive to make a difference. The candidate will be responsible for hands-on execution of projects, enhancements, new functionality, and BAU activities within the organization as it pertains to the team(s) the candidate supports.

This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Hands-on Scrum Master for agile team(s) and / or cross-functional project team leadership for business-critical products and solutions.
• Understands big picture of work coming to the team; Awareness of applications & business process the team supports & its purpose. Improve, maintain and develop (where appropriate) Agile best practices, dashboards and tools; ensure consistency where appropriate; maintain and create quarterly team plans.
• Develop and communicate Team dashboards and metrics pertaining to sprint goals, capacity, velocity, quality and backlog health.
• Foster a continuous improvement mindset in the team by capturing improvement ideas and conducting experiments. In addition, partner with existing teams and peers on continuous process improvements.
• Creates data driven, forward looking plans to manage flow thru team, with a view of capacity by skillset to inform decision making. Forecasting and planning current and future sprints to ensure planning at a sustainable pace and realistic implementation timelines; this would include quarterly planning.
• Maintain and report regularly on the flow of work into and out of the team(s) across workstreams / projects ensuring dependencies are managed.
• Provide transparent visibility to risks / issues to achieving commitments, to enable collaborative problem solving with peers, other teams, business stakeholders, tech leads, project managers, project teams and release managers; remove blockers to hit sprint commitments and goals.
• Instill a sense of urgency reflecting the goals for the current sprint, upcoming release, and project vision, while passionately emphasizing the importance of meeting these goals and timelines, dates matter.
• Ensure sprint-based meetings are effectively facilitated, the outcomes are achieved, and their cadence is maintained.
• Model servant leadership in a highly collaborative and fast paced environment.

What Do You Need To Bring?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.

The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, YPB, abercrombie kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicks, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates over 750 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites?,?, and?.

At Abercrombie & Fitch Co., we lead with purpose and always put our people first. We're proud to offer equitable compensation and benefits, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, as well as education and engagement events, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you'll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F Co. is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our company's culture and values, but most importantly with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward :

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER