Smiths Group-posted 10 months ago
$92,000 - $120,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Morton Grove, IL

The Innovation Scrum Master will be responsible for overseeing several innovation projects across the company, coordinating team efforts, driving progress, and meeting strategic business goals. Their main duties include organizing various programs and activities to maintain John Crane’s position as the leader in the Dry Gas Seals marketplace.

  • Act as a servant-leader and facilitator to support teams in the day-to-day operation of their lean-agile practices.
  • Guide and coach the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers.
  • Ensure that assigned projects have a minimum number of artifacts commensurate with the project categorization.
  • Coach the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge, and effective communication.
  • Work with the Scrum Team and stakeholders to influence and drive decision-making.
  • Facilitate team events such as Sprint Planning, Program Incremental Planning Event, Review, and Retrospective.
  • Resolve team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of Scrum in the organization.
  • Contribute to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
  • Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals.
  • Get the team to a high-performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement.
  • Contribute to the identification of training and development needs for the team.
  • 4 years of product or project development experience, preferably on an Agile for Hardware Team.
  • Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional, cross-geographical teams.
  • Skilled in the facilitation of meetings.
  • Ability to influence others at all levels of the business.
  • Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple assignments with strict deadlines.
  • Experience working on Lean Six Sigma projects.
  • Leadership and management experience.
  • Outstanding communication, negotiation, and coaching skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Practical experience of servant-leadership in agile teams.
  • Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban.
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization.
  • Thorough knowledge of agile principles, practices, and methods, particularly Scrum.
  • Willing to travel (up to 60% travel).
  • Excellent organizational skills.
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