Scrum Master 4

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Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast. Responsible for facilitating the successful, on-time, high quality delivery of various product development activities by leading and coaching delivery teams. Plays a key role in allowing the company to meet stated objectives. Applies continuous learning to be more responsive to rapidly changing business conditions through the ongoing application of principles and practices of multiple agile frameworks, primarily scrum. Possesses expert understanding of how scrum and other agile frameworks work to deliver business value and how various practices can and should evolve. Serves as the on-scene expert and not only understands these concepts, but is able to articulate their value and the dynamics of using one or more of them.

Job Summary

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning and facilitation of standard meetings to include; backlog preparation, iteration planning, retrospectives, iteration reviews and daily stand-ups.
• Engages with any needed business entity to help remove obstacles to his or her teams being able to deliver on stated goals and influences working agreements.
• Is a leader in the agile community within and outside of Comcast in order to better understand how to be effective in the role and apply experiences of others in improving team performance.
• Engages and assists the product owner to ensure that work requests are properly articulated, prioritized and detailed.
• Works to identify blocked or stalled stories and influences the team to resolve the issues.
• Present updates at scrum-of-scrums.
• Provide training to new team members regarding agile process Identify additional team and individual training needs of existing members.
• Ensures that scrum framework is utilized in a manner consistent with the corporate framework.
• Dedicated to continuous process improvement through feedback loops, coaching, retrospectives and individual improvement.
• Acts as a mentor for junior level scrum masters and project managers.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Responsibilities

Supporting Scrum Teams:

• Assist in the facilitation of Scrum ceremonies (Sprint planning, Daily stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective)
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and development team to ensure a clear understanding of product backlog items.
• Help maintain and update team boards, burndown charts and other Scrum artifacts.
  
  

Team Collaboration

• Foster a collaborative and self-organizing team culture.
• Encourage and facilitate open communication among team members.
• Assist in resolving conflicts and removing impediments that hinder team’s progress.
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Actively participate in retrospective meetings to identify areas of improvements.
• Contribute to the implementation of process improvements based on retrospective feedback.
  
  

Metrics And Reporting

• Assist in tracking and reporting key performance metrics, such as velocity and release burn-up.
• Generate and maintain project progress reports for stakeholders.
  
  

Training And Onboarding

• Help onboard new team members to Agile principles and practices.
• Provide guidance and support to team members as they adapt to Agile methodologies.
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and prioritize requirements.
• Communicate project status and updates to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.
  
  

Employees At All Levels Are Expected To

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
  
  

Disclaimer

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
  
  

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years