Scrum Master

Medline Industries - Mundelein, IL

Part-time - Mid Level

Mundelein, IL

1,001-5,000 employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Scrum Master will lead medium to large projects within a complex and fast-paced environment, utilizing various delivery models such as Scrum and Kanban. This role is crucial in ensuring the team's agility by removing obstacles, fostering effective team dynamics, and maintaining strong relationships with product owners and external stakeholders. The position is hybrid, starting in Mundelein, IL, with future relocation to Northbrook, IL.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum meetings including daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, scrum of scrum, and team retrospective ceremonies.
• Promote team collaboration and track team velocity, burndown, and sprint progress.
• Communicate project status and risks to leadership.
• Support the product owner by maintaining the Scrum/Kanban board and assist in dependency management and cross-team coordination.
• Partner with Product Owners and team members to practice healthy backlog management and prioritization.
• Focus delivery on the customer value stream.
• Participate in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices.
• Mentor product owners and team members in agile practices and facilitate continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 4 years of direct work experience with Agile/Scrum delivery
• Strong experience with sprint planning, facilitating daily stand-ups, leading scrum ceremonies, and backlog grooming
• Ability to maintain the Scrum/Kanban board
• Experience working independently and in a collaborative environment
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Nice-to-haves

• Experience supporting warehouse management or logistics projects
• 8 years of Scrum experience
• Experience running large scale projects
• Experience working in an enterprise level environment
• Scrum Master Certification

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off