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Since launching in 2010, WP Engine has become the world’s leading WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), now with over 100,000 customers in 140 countries. We’re proud of the technology and service we offer our customers that move their businesses forward faster. At WP Engine, we strive to do the best work of our careers, and feel empowered to do what is right for our customers. We love investing in employee success and uncovering opportunities for you, the best, to get better. 99 percent of employees believe you’re made to feel welcome at WP Engine. Be you. Be here.

Is one of your superpowers evolving groups of engineers into highly gelled teams that can tackle any challenge? Are you passionate about helping organizations learn how to think and act with agility? Do you have a caring heart and a knack for asking the right question at the right time? Are you constantly challenging the team to improve its test coverage, working with the Product Owner to ensure that stories are ready for sprint planning, and advising the engineering manager on how to celebrate our wins? If this is calling out to you, let us know. We want you as our Senior Scrum Master!

What's cool about this job.

You'll be an engaged Scrum Master for 2-4 development teams focused on any number of customer-inspired initiatives, from key infrastructure enhancements to new product offerings. Your teams will use cutting-edge technologies to deliver on our customer promise of fast, secure, and highly available WordPress digital experiences. Additionally, we operate as a team! By collaboratively working with our outstanding team of Agilists and our broader Agile Community of Practice, you’ll help us scale and improve our Agile practices across the organization, through training, transformation planning and mentoring.

The day to day.

• Support and challenge your teams to deliver world-class software solutions by teaching them to use agile practices / methodologies.
• Cultivate an environment of transparency, continuous improvement, and team empowerment so that your teams reach their full potential for productivity, engagement, and morale.
• Facilitate Agile events, meetings, and activities associated with Agile frameworks being applied by the teams (Kanban, etc)
• Track and analyze team performance data, and coach your teams to plan for and achieve incremental improvements.

Your skills and expertise.

• 5+ years experience working in an Agile environment.
• 3+ years experience in a Scrum Master role.
• Experience working with distributed teams.
• Experience working with Kanban
• CSM, A-CSM, or CSP certification (Alternatively, PSM-I, PSM-II, or PSM-III certification).
• CSPO or A-CSPO is a nice to have.
• Support Cloud Infrastructure teams is a nice to have

Successful candidates are strong in these capabilities:

• (Leadership) You are a true leader who serves and naturally puts the needs of your team ahead of those of your own.
• (Influence) Ability to influence, persuade, and “sell” at the team level, while maintaining a presence that is a pleasure to work with.
• (Facilitation) Ability to lead Scrum or Kanban events/practices, drive people toward consensus, and maintain focus on achieving desired outcomes.
• (Written and Verbal Communication) Ability to draft, communicate and present in a manner that is professional, educational, engaging, and mindful of the audience.
• (Self-Improvement) Ability to seek continual growth in your craft, learning new tools and techniques to advance your skills.

The perks and benefits:

• Compensation (We offer market competitive salaries)
• Health Benefits (100% Paid Employee Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401(k) (Make the most of retirement)
• Life and Disability Insurance (100% Paid Life, STD, LTD and AD&D)
• Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)
• Transportation (Downtown parking or commuter reimbursement)
• Lunch (Provided Monday – Thursday)
• Gym membership discount

At WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. ​

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