Scrum Master II

Discovery is at the heart of everything we do. Wherever you find us around the world, if you can think of a product, you can probably find it in our stores, which include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra, Winners, Homesense, and TK Maxx. With variety comes plenty of happy surprises—our environment is ever-changing, and that’s just how we like it. Every day is an opportunity to discover something new about our business, our partnerships and even something exciting about yourself. Ready to Discover Different?

Posting Notes: Marlborough  || MA

What you’ll discover

• Inclusive culture and career growth opportunities!
• Global IT Organization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia
• Challenging, collaborative, and team-based environment 

What you’ll do

The Buying Portfolio Team thrives on strong relationships with our business partners and addresses their needs which supports TJX strategic initiatives and growth. Our goal is to align the IT delivery with business strategy. Therefore, we seek a motivated, talented, experienced Scrum master to help support the lifecycle of these capabilities and help us build and deploy critical software solutions that support our Global Buying initiatives. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the team to clear obstacles.
• Establishing an environment where the team can be effective.
• Addressing any team dynamics and supporting the team to control outside interruptions and distractions to meet the team goals.

You will work in a fast-paced environment which will challenge you to think creatively and exhibit an agile mindset.

Minimum Qualification:

• 5+ years of Scrum master experience
• Strong working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban to deliver solutions
• Proven capability of managing multiple priorities effectively and managing stakeholder expectations in potentially high stakes situations
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization (including senior management) on issues of strategy, risk, process, and ongoing operations.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and mentor skills
• Hands-on experience participating in and leading Scrum/SAFe events, such as Sprint Planning, Release Planning, and Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Leads the team’s efforts in relentless improvement and facilitates the team’s retrospective.
• Solid understanding of Jira and Confluence.
• Ensures that PI goals and scope are understood by everyone on the Agile/Scrum Team
• Responsible for ensuring that the commitment to sprint backlog is completed
• Willing and able to hold the team accountable to its goals and objectives
• Support Product Owners to define and coordinate feature development across other teams and various IT teams to drive for results
• Basic Technical background or understanding of the Azure cloud computing platform is a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified SAFe Scrum Master.
• Understanding of PaaS software delivery model
• Familiarity with the retail industry & best practices
• Provides guidance, coaching, and mentoring to less experienced Scrum masters
• Basic understanding of BI tool like - Power BI, Tableau.

Come Discover Different at TJX. From opportunity and teamwork to growth, we think you’ll find that it’s so much more than a job. When you’re a part of our global TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people dedicated to finding great deals and fantastic style. Best of all? They have a lot of fun doing it.

We care about our culture, but we also prioritize the tangible stuff (Competitive salaries: check. Solid benefits: check. Plenty of room for advancement: of course). It’s our way of empowering you to make your career here.
                          
We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

 Posting Notes: Marlborough  || MA