At IHS Markit, we are building a software solution that connects data in revolutionary ways, illuminating answers that were previously impossible to find and empowering our clients to envision the future, so they can determine the best course of action in the present. We are disrupting the current digital transformation landscape with state-of-the-art AI developed by a passionate team to explore and push the boundaries of digital transformation technologies.

Our development team architect and design high-availability, scalable, and fault tolerant systems that are decoupled and easy-to-maintain. A core part of our development philosophy revolves around Microservices and the DevOps model. All our new products are developed using a microservice architecture, are containerized, and are then deployed on container management systems such as Kubernetes. The developers on our teams subscribe to a DevOps model where time-to-market functions as a vital measure of our performance, productivity, and success. We are committed to stay ahead of the curve and we are always looking at new technologies that can enhance our product offerings.

Position Summary

IHS Markit is seeking an adept Principal Scrum Master/Agile Coach based in Denver, CO who will report to the Executive Director of Software Development for our currently unreleased digital transformation solution. The primary responsibility of this position is to support the effective development and delivery of software systems/products using Agile methodology for the benefit of our customers and colleagues. Incumbents in this position will partner with the Development, Infrastructure and Product Management teams. In addition, we are looking for someone who can act as a thought leader for all things Agile. The ideal candidate will be one who leads by example and knows how to bring out the best in people and to act as a galvanizing force for our Engineering & Product Design (E&PD) business line in terms of sharing and growing Agile knowledge. The candidate will constantly be thinking about how to improve the process using a data driven approach. As a member of E&PD, there will be opportunities and expectations to deliver Agile training, providing coaching, and serve as a mentor to teams and individuals for both remote and local teams, as well as other Scrum Masters in the project. You will present and communicate team status to the technology leaders and Executive team.

General Job Responsibilities

• Assesses Agile program-level and team-level maturity and provides recommendations for raising maturity levels.

• Manages and provides facilitation of Agile ceremonies for a suite of commercial software products across the organization.

• Facilitates and coordinates work on projects/programs by all the internal and external parties involved.

• Focuses on results and delivery.

• Performs other duties as required.

Specific Job Duties

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training as required to teams and individuals supporting teams at all levels of the organization

• Serve as Scrum Master for up to two Agile teams with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the way they work and delivering more business value

• Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style and lead by example. This person should be extremely knowledgeable in and personify Scrum and Agile

• Facilitate program increment planning, sprint planning, retrospective and sprint demos

• Assess the agile maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity

• Work to identify a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization and provide real-time feedback to the teams on such matters

• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on problem solving

• Ensure and facilitate cross-team coordination

• Will work on identifying and tracking work items and issues, identifying bottlenecks, assessing and managing risks

• Maintain relevant metrics that help the team see how they are doing, and report team progress to senior management

• Strongly serve and support the Product Owner and Development Team in their quest to do everything possible to delight customers

• Will lead a Scrum teams to perform planning, development and testing on a large software development, implementation, and integration projects

• Reach out to the larger company network or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment

• Coach and mentor other Scrum Masters in our product team as needed. Ensure that our ways of working are consistent across the teams

• Work closely with cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams

• Guide and coach the Scrum team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values and on self–organization to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks

• Continue to grow by learning new tools and techniques

• Occasional regional travel may be required

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s in computer science, related field or equivalent experience

• Second-level Agile Certification (CSP, PSM II, etc.) preferred

• Ten years of relevant experience in a variety of roles

• At least five-year’s experience serving as Scrum Master on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.)

• Strong knowledge of relevant agile metrics and charts (e.g. burndown, velocity, burnup, CFD) and ability to interpret them and provide appropriate guidance and coaching to the team

• Experience applying a wide variety of well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burn down techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)

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