Marriott International - Providence, RI

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Hybrid - Providence, RI
Accommodation

About the position

Do you consider yourself to be extraordinary? Do you want to work with the best and push yourself to be the best at what you do? If so, there is an opening on the GraphQL API platform team that might be perfect for you. Together we will help change the way the world looks at travel enabling a laundry list of new features and functionality for our guests and associates. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering projects on time and within budget, while meeting Marriott's world-class expectations. Your daily activities will include coordinating tasks and unblocking barriers related to technology projects at an enterprise level, ensuring seamless progress and timely completion. You will manage development sprints from planning to execution to review in an agile development environment, running daily scrums, collaborating on requirement documentation, and keeping the team moving forward. You will engage with key stakeholders, including executives, clients, and partners, to provide regular updates, gather feedback, and ensure alignment with project objectives. Additionally, you will coach and collaborate with cross-functional teams, Product Owners, and other Scrum Masters to foster decision-making and continuous improvement. This dynamic and challenging role is perfect for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working within a collaborative team that grows forward together. If you are up for the challenge, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver projects on time and within budget while meeting Marriott's expectations.
  • Coordinate tasks and unblock barriers related to technology projects at an enterprise level.
  • Manage development sprints from planning to execution to review in an agile environment.
  • Run daily scrums and collaborate on requirement documentation.
  • Engage with key stakeholders to provide updates and gather feedback.
  • Coach and collaborate with cross-functional teams and Scrum Masters.
  • Support one or more software delivery teams using Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
  • Facilitate and support all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
  • Ensure Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
  • Contribute to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
  • Partner with Product Managers to maintain plans and communicate progress of the team.
  • Proactively identify impediments and resolve them using a network of peers or escalation if needed.

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree, equivalent experience, or certification.
  • 7+ years' experience in applying Agile and Scrum principles within teams and/or organizations.
  • 7+ years planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams.
  • 7+ years experience working within agile framework or method (ie SAFe, Scrum, Kanban).
  • 5+ years creating and delivering presentations, PowerPoint decks, and project plans.
  • 2+ years working with tools such as Atlassian (JIRA/Confluence), Clarity and/or Cloud-based platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).

Nice-to-haves

  • Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or PMI's Agile Certified Professional (ACP).
  • SAFe certified - SAFe Agilist or SAFe Scrum Master.
  • Servant leadership experience as Scrum Master on an Agile Release Train.
  • Familiarity with product/project development experience on Agile Teams in a technology-focused organization.
  • Ability to align change management strategies with product development/deployments.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Health care flexible spending account.
  • Dependent care flexible spending account.
  • Life insurance and disability insurance.
  • Accident insurance.
  • Adoption expense reimbursements.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Educational assistance.
  • 401(k) plan and stock purchase plan.
  • Discounts at Marriott properties.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Employee assistance plan.
  • Childcare discounts.
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