Scrum Master II

are changing the way we use technology to support our customers, dealers and business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

About The Role:

• Guiding and coaching the Scrum Teams on how to apply agile values and principles, and use the Scrum Framework to delight customers

• Protect the development team from outside influences and remove impediments

• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving

• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work

• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information

• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and ordering the product backlog

• Working closely with the Product Owner to ensure product backlog is visible and prioritized towards business value

• Facilitating various Scrum events such as: Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives

• Empowering the team to be self-organized

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Conform with all company policies and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

What Makes You A Dream Candidate?

• Must exhibit strong knowledge of agile frameworks including Scrum from multiple teams/products

• Demonstrated evidence of a servant leadership mindset

• Proficient in the use of Agile delivery tools such as TFS, Jira or Azure DevOps

• Demonstrated evidence of continuous learning mindset Skills

• Ability to teach and train on Agile, Scrum, Kanban at a level accessible to beginners and dive deep for advanced topics

• A change agent; progressively challenging the team to continuously improve

• Good understanding of product and sprint backlog tracking, burn down metrics and velocity

• Good negotiation, leadership, and written and verbal communication skills

• Good knowledge, skills, and ability working in a collaborative team environment

• Excellent people skills, with an ability to understand and diverse viewpoints

• High Emotional Intelligence (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills)

• Ability to understand GM Financials business; apply knowledge and critical thinking skills in day-to-day problems and solutions

• Ability to facilitate, coach and guide through influence, inspiration, collaboration and teamwork

• Ability to listen and communicate effectively with others both verbally and in writing

• Ability to coach and train Agile teams about their role before, during and after PI Planning - Establish DoR, DoD with teams and Product owner on Story and Feature level wherever applicable

• Support Release Train Engineer, IT Lead and business leaders by facilitating all the SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning, SOS, PO sync, inspect and adapt - Provides coaching and training to the Agile Team(s) on how to execute the Scrum framework

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required - Bachelor?s Degree or additional equivalent work or military experience preferred Experience - 2-4 years' experience as Scrum Master required Licenses

• Scrum Master Certification (CSM or PSM) or PMI-ACP required

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pays and nine company holidays.

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture? an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work? we thrive.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office #LI-DH1 #LI-Hybrid #GMFjobs