Sr. Scrum Lead

$110,000 - $140,000/Yr

NBC - Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Broadcasting and Content Providers

About the position

We are seeking a Sr. Scrum Lead who will join the NBCU Operations & Technology organization. As Sr. Scrum Lead, you are adept at guiding and coaching teams in the effective adoption and use of agile methodologies and practices, while championing agile values, principles, and mindset. The Sr. Scrum Lead will partner with Engineering, Product, and stakeholders to remove impediments, improve cross-team collaboration, and coach teams toward effective ways of working. The right person for this role is passionate about facilitating the adoption and maturity of agile practices for a group of squads who develop and maintain multiple applications. A Sr Scrum Lead is responsible for championing healthy team dynamics which increase creativity, commitment, collaboration and continuous improvement. In this role, you will be expected to proactively assess team maturity via dysfunction mapping, analysis, and solutioning to improve overall organizational ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Guide and coach teams in the effective adoption and use of agile methodologies and practices.
• Champion agile values, principles, and mindset within the organization.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and stakeholders to remove impediments and improve cross-team collaboration.
• Assess team maturity via dysfunction mapping, analysis, and solutioning to enhance organizational ways of working.
• Facilitate the adoption and maturity of agile practices for multiple squads developing and maintaining applications.
• Champion healthy team dynamics to increase creativity, commitment, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Effectively facilitate agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Assist with internal and external communication of team progress, opportunities, and challenges to improve organizational transparency.
• Provide feedback to teams, individual contributors, and leaders as an influential servant leader.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience required.
• 5+ years of experience in a role demonstrating strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills.
• 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Lead, or as a member of a high-performing Scrum Team.
• Skilled in assessing team and organizational maturity of agile capabilities & practices via problem analysis and proactive remediation.
• Expertise in coaching teams to achieve higher levels of maturity at a sustainable pace.
• Experienced in coaching & adoption of various agile methodologies and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, and XP.
• Experienced in designing processes for new agile teams and projects, including documenting and training peers and leaders.
• Skilled in teaching agile techniques such as user stories, CI/CD pipelines, TDD, pair programming, and facilitating agile workshops.
• Expertise in the SDLC process with a focus on scoping, iteration planning, roadmaps, release management, and estimation techniques.
• Ability to achieve specific milestones through data-driven forecasting for deliverables within an iteration.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledgeable and passionate about platform application development and internal systems development.
• Deep understanding and emphasis on fostering psychological safety in team environments.
• Expert in dysfunction mapping, systems thinking, team topologies, and organizational change management.
• Experience in scaling processes and ways of working during periods of intense organizational growth and change.
• Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, and/or Scrum Developer.
• Certified SAFe Practitioner who can teach concepts such as PI Planning and ART.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Variety of discounts and perks