Scrum Master

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At our core, we are a team of Scrum Masters empowering our teams to develop Infrastructure as Code solutions in the public or private cloud. We strive to help deliver tools that remove bottlenecks, increase autonomy and encourage agility within IHS Markit.
The Impact
The Scrum Master position at IHS Markit works with stakeholders and team members across regions to facilitate the delivery of customer value using a scaled Agile framework. The Scrum Master contributes significantly to their team's success by acting as a servant leader and coaching towards continuous improvement.
What's In It For You

  • An opportunity to lead experienced development teams working on front-end functionality
  • An opportunity to work on critical features for our major Cloud Migration initiative
  • An opportunity to lead global teams consisting of seasoned Software Developers


Responsibilities

  • Act as a servant leader to the Agile team
  • Educate Agile teams to get the most out of scaled Agile practices and values
  • Coach the Agile team in self-organization and relentless improvement
  • Guide the Agile team to consistently deliver customer value
  • Help manage risks, impediments, and dependencies within the Agile team
  • Facilitate Scrum events such as Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives
  • Work with Product Owners and Product Managers to ensure that features and user stories are prioritized and understood by everyone on the Agile team
  • Work with Scrum Masters, Technical Leads, and Agile Coaches to increase the effectiveness of Scaled Agile across the IT organization


What We're Looking For

  • Experience leading teams as a Scrum Master
  • Team-first, servant leader mentality
  • Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands with minimal supervision
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of internal/external customer trust and confidence
  • Strong self-starter that is hungry, eager to learn new concepts and technologies to resolve complex issues
  • Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on sprint/task details while maintaining the "big picture" product/release view
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Basic knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)


Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified SAFe Scrum Master
  • Certified PSM or CSM
  • Cloud Infrastructure knowledge or experience
  • Agile Project Management tools such as story maps, epics, user stories, release planning, Kanban boards, relative sizing estimation techniques, velocity tracking, as well as tracking burndown and burnup charts
  • Project Management software such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Workfront, Rally, VersionOne or Microsoft Project
  • Managed a project team utilizing popular Agile frameworks, such as Scrum and Kanban. For Scrum, have experience leading Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Daily Scrums


What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary, bonus plans and equity.
  • A comprehensive, benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans, paid time off, a generous 401k match with no vesting period, parental leave and 3 volunteering days each year. For more information on benefits, please access the benefits page on our careers site: https://careers.ihsmarkit.com/benefits.php.
  • For work locations in the state of Colorado, the anticipated minimum base salary for this role would be $86,480. Compensation will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the applicant.


Inclusion and diversity are critical to the success of IHS Markit, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category. For more information on the many ways in which we enthusiastically support inclusion and diversity efforts for both candidates and employees, please access our Inclusion & Diversity Statement here.
We are proud to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with IHS Markit and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please contact or call +1 212 849 0399. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are considered on a case-by-case basis. This contact information (email and phone) is intended for application assistance and accommodation requests only. We are unable to accept resumes or provide information about application status through the phone number or email address above. Resumes are only accepted through the online application process, and only qualified candidates will receive consideration and follow-up.
IHS Markit maintains a substance-free workplace; employees may be asked to submit to a drug test (where permitted by law). In addition, as a federal contractor in the United States, the company participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work.
For information please click on the following links:
IHS Markit Business Code of Conduct
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