Company Description

Who we are:

Scaled Agile, Inc., (SAI) is the provider of SAFe®, the world’s leading Framework for enterprise agility. Through learning and certification, a global partner network, and a growing community of over 1,000,000 trained professionals, SAI helps enterprises build better systems, increase employee engagement, and improve business outcomes.

Based in Boulder, Colorado, SAI is a member of the Pledge 1% corporate philanthropy movement. SAI contributes to the local community through this program and inspires and encourages other companies to do the same.

Job Description

The Certification and Recognition Specialist will participate in the development and evolution of performance and participation-based exams and assessments with internal and external customers to improve and maintain the integrity of Scaled Agile’s certification and recognition programs. A Specialist will assist in the development of recognition with a full understanding of how to support our digital badging strategy and the implementation of new recognition with emerging interests.

What you’ll be doing:

• Plan and complete all exam development-related activities, including scoring analyses, item development, exam production, and maintenance, for all exams
• Collaborate with and guide subject matter experts (both internal and external) on exam development-related activities
• Actively participate in meetings to discuss organizational decisions that impact certifications
• Grow and maintain a repository of exam questions, technical metrics, and reporting
• Perform performance validation analyses for exams and practice tests by specifically looking at pt-biserial and p-value statistics to improve active items
• Lead or co-facilitate exam-related workshops, small groups for roundtables, survey opportunities, and individual contributor work
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to create and manage badges and the delivery platform
• Support initiatives such as tooling, metrics, and test security
• Support exam translation work including working with SAI’s globalization team
• Lead content development teams on performance-based assessments
• Assisting and participating in the creation of assessments
• Assisting and participating in the creation of scoring rubrics

Qualifications

 A Certification and Recognition Specialist will possess some knowledge or experience, performing some tasks with some assistance, and other tasks with little assistance.

Your knowledge and skills should include:

• 3+ years of experience with exam development including but not limited to: exam workshops, item review/editing, key validation/in-service review
• Ability to:
  • Work collaboratively with team members and internal and external subject matter experts
  • Prioritize concurrent processes and projects to meet established goals, deadlines, and quality standards
  • Set and meet aggressive timelines while employing the ability to pivot
  • Uphold test security and confidentiality processes at all times

Strongly recommended but not required:

• A degree in Education, Psychology (assessment and evaluation), business, or a closely related area
• Familiarity with Lean-Agile principles and practices
• Familiarity with work or project management tools
• Working knowledge of banking software and CRM software
• Understanding of digital badging and its presence in the international markets

Where you’ll be working: We proudly support a collaborative remote environment for our globally distributed teammates, while also using our Boulder office as a resource. #LI-Remote

Additional Information

Compensation: 

Scaled Agile is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The target salary range for this role is $75,000-$90,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.

Employees of Scaled Agile are also compensated with a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, optional insurance products including identity protection and pet insurance, 401K with a match, flexible paid time off, company-paid sabbatical after six years of service, bonus plan, and equity options.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Wondering if you should apply?

As a company that helps organizations embrace and turn change into opportunity, we’re looking for teammates with diverse experiences who thrive on applying their knowledge in new ways. You don’t need to meet every listed qualification to apply. If you’re motivated by an iterative approach to growth, learning, collaboration, and relentless improvement, we want to hear from you.

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