Scrum Master II

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Scrum Master II About Subsplash

Based in Seattle, Subsplash is an exciting award-winning team of 210+ mission-driven people who are committed to our core values of humility, innovation, and excellence. Founded in 2005, we’ve pioneered the market with the first-ever church mobile app. Since then, we’ve been working together to build The Ultimate Engagement Platform™ for churches, Christian ministries, non-profits, and businesses around the world. We find excitement in serving our 14,000+ clients, creating impactful products, and delighting the 40 million real people who use our platform every day. Subsplash has won awards for best mobile experience, been voted top 100 Washington's Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal, created some of the most downloaded apps of all time, and built enterprise software for world-class brands like XBOX, Microsoft, Samsung, Expedia, and Cisco; yet, at the end of the day, we love making a lasting impact and a difference in our world. 

Working at Subsplash is more than just a job; we are a team of people who are courageous, inventive, and passionate about doing meaningful work every day. Don’t take our word for it—head to Glassdoor and see for yourself!

About the Team

Subsplash's Agile Management Office (AMO) exists to help Subsplash embrace and adopt Agile principles, values and practices to deliver results rapidly, transparently and consistently through healthy teams that nimbly adapt to change and lessons learned. We are a team of Scrum Masters who provide sustained, proactive, vocal coaching for Agile transformation throughout all departments and levels of leadership, encouraging and practicing agility in our mindset, values, and practices. This includes but is not limited to the adoption of and excellence in delivering value through the Scrum framework.

About the Role

As the ScrumMaster II, you will report to the Director of Agile Management Office. In this role, you will contribute to Subsplash’s success by providing teams throughout the organization  with a servant-leader who helps them deliver projects, removes hindrances, and improves our processes.  The Scrum Master II is a key member of one or more teams and is responsible for championing, coaching, and assisting the teams and the business with understanding and practicing Agile values and principles. The Scrum Master II will - in any way possible - help their teams to continually deliver customer delight by working productively, sustainably and cooperatively toward desired project goals and business outcomes.  Moreover, the Scrum Master II will be a facilitator of continuous improvement within their teams and help optimize the Product Team’s processes based on lessons learned.  

Top 3 Key Outcomes in Year 1

  • Develop a deep understanding of Subsplash processes through hands-on experience with a Scrum team or teams 
  • Establish great working relationships with stakeholders and subject matter experts in all departments
  • Appreciable growth in team(s) understanding and application of Scrum (and adjacent practices) 

Your Priorities

  • Function as a servant-leader for 1 or more cross functional Scrum teams concurrently by:
    • Guiding and coaching the Scrum Team on Agile principles and the Scrum framework to delight customers while self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in Agile frameworks
    • Removing or guiding the team to remove impediments that impact their ability to be successful in delivering on business outcomes in a sustainable way (e.g. dependencies, outside distractions, or other forms of interference) 
    • Facilitate Scrum events (sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, sprint reviews, stakeholder reviews) and other product team events as needed
    • Promoting and coaching team self-organization, facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
    • Supporting and coaching your Product Owner(s) with respect to building and maintaining an actionable product backlog, keeping project/release plans current, internal and external communication, transparency, and radiating information
    • Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving.
    • Measures team performance using appropriate tools and techniques and uses information to support continuous improvement and a commitment to excellence
    • Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
  • Champions and teaches Agile & Scrum values and practices at all levels of the organization as opportunities arise, particularly with their teams’ immediate stakeholders 
  • Actively engage in their Community of Practice, including ownership of efforts to improve practices of Scrum Masters and their teams
  • Apply knowledge of and experience in Agile frameworks and project management best practices where team / project leadership is required but Scrum may not be the appropriate framework
  • Promotes adoption of the appropriate technical tools, techniques and best practices that support the organization’s Agile maturation (e.g. continuous integration, automated testing, paired programming, product and process analytics, etc.) with teams and functional management 

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience managing technology-oriented projects with one or more Agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, XP, Kanban).  This should include 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master.
  • One or more of the following Scrum Master certifications: PSM I/II, A-CSM, PMI-ACP, SSM
  • Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, listening & observing, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, team building, problem solving, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Advanced understanding of Scrum principles and practices, including the ability to distinguish between what "is Scrum" what is "not Scrum"
  • Knowledge of other frameworks used in the Agile space: XP, Kanban, SAFe, etc.
  • Knowledge and/or experience with Agile-oriented techniques that complement Scrum, including User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Test-driven Development, Continuous Integration, Pairing, Automated Testing
  • Experience applying a wide variety of patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example: agile metrics, retrospective formats, methods for handling bugs/production, support team-building exercises, etc)
  • Experience working with distributed teams is a plus

Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off, Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, Vision Coverage, short and long term disability and life insurance all free of charge, Competitive Compensation, 401k Matching, Professional Development, Top of the Line Equipment, Referral Program, Parental Leave, Family-Friendly Culture, and the chance to work side-by-side with thought leaders in emerging tech

Remote Friendly Work

We’ve grown a lot since 2009, when our founders Tim & Kristy Turner fulfilled their dream to start Subsplash. In our continued commitment to creating a meaningful and flexible experience for our employees, we’re excited to have become a remote-friendly company! This means working from home (or anywhere else!) will be the primary experience for many of our team members. Don’t worry; we’ll still have offices (and snacks) in Austin, Seattle, and Wenatchee, WA to support those who do their best work in an office environment.

We’re still continuing to grow, and as of right now we have amazing employees in 17 states in the U.S. For the time being, that’s as far as we can go. As much as we would love to have Subsplash team members in as many places as the clients we serve, we’re focused on sustainable growth in the states where we’re already located. For this reason, if a job posting contains “Remote” as the location, that means the role can be located in any state where we currently have operations. If you’re unsure whether or not we employ in your state, please still apply! We’ll make sure to let you know either way, and we’ll reach out to you if anything changes. Let’s make waves! 

This position is classified as Full-time/Exempt and therefore not eligible for overtime pay.  Note: Employment with Subsplash is contingent upon satisfactory proof of employee’s right to work in the U.S., as required by law and upon completion of a basic background check and; Employment with Subsplash is considered “at will,” meaning that either the company or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time without cause or notice.

Subsplash is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value all human life as all people are created with equal dignity, value, and worth. We do not discriminate on the ground of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability or national origin, or genetic information in the hiring, retention, or promotion of employees; nor in determining their rank, or the compensation or fringe benefits paid them.

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