Scrum Master I

Job Number

24043965

Job Category

Information Technology

Location

Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States VIEW ON MAP

Schedule

Full-Time

Located Remotely?

N

Relocation?

N

Position Type

Management

Job Summary

Marriott International is seeking a highly engaged and motivated Scrum Master who is passionate about continuously improving their skills and learning new technologies. The Scrum Master will guide and facilitate teams through ceremonies, events, and meetings within the Agile team framework and support Agile best practices including leading stand up, ensuring the team meets the definition of done, managing story points/burndown, and removing impediments/barriers. 

The ideal candidate will have the proven ability to work within a highly complex and fast-paced environment and will have a high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others on a demanding program at a large enterprise.

Candidate Profile

Required

Expert in Agile tools, such as Jira, Confluence, etc. 

Agile practitioner mindset with an understanding of common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and iterative development practices 

Minimum 5 years of experience in IT full development life cycle

Demonstrated track record of successful ability to manage large and complex technical engagements

Flexibility to work with teams, individuals and leadership and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people

Ability to establish immediate credibility with developers, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence

Excellent oral and written communication skills 

Preferred

Experience leading quality assurance efforts including automated application development testing

Hospitality industry experience

CSM certification or equivalent preferred

Core Work Activities 

Facilitates the work of a squad team on a sprint-by-sprint basis 

Responsible for steering contributors through all the scrum ceremonies including sprint increment planning, demos, reviews

Drives the squad to continuously improve through the facilitation of Retrospectives quarterly, or more often as needed, to improve backlog management, sprint reviews, or higher-level functions

Functions as escalation point for the squad to resolve issues 

Maintains agile tools and dashboards to track stories, defects, and progress toward commitments Managing Program Increments, Projects and Policies 

Informs the appropriate team members of feature or project status and related issues and impediments and escalates appropriately

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed.

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