DESCRIPTIONWe are looking for a talented Senior Scrum Master to join our team specializing in Systems/Information Technology for our Corporate in Columbus, IN.Job Summary:Servant leader and coach for multiple cross-functional agile teams. Expert in all Agile activities (e.g., Scrum, Kanban and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)) to aid multiple teams in delivering solutions. Plans and monitors budgets; champions measurable business outcomes.In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
Business Insight : You’ll leverage your knowledge of business operations and market trends to identify opportunities and strategies that align with the organization’s goals, ensuring that decisions are data-driven and market-relevant.
Effective Communication : You’ll develop and deliver communications that are clear, concise, and tailored to the needs of different stakeholders, ensuring that everyone from team members to executives understands the message and its importance.
Global Perspective : By considering global trends and diverse viewpoints, you’ll approach problems with a comprehensive outlook, ensuring that solutions are inclusive and effective across different regions and cultures.
Conflict Management : You’ll handle conflicts with tact and efficiency, using strategies to de-escalate tensions and find mutually beneficial resolutions, thereby maintaining a productive and harmonious work environment.
Agile Systems Thinking : You’ll adopt a holistic approach to analyzing systems, focusing on how different parts interact and evolve over time. This ensures that solutions are sustainable and economically viable within the larger organizational context.
High-Performance Teams : You’ll apply Lean-Agile principles to build and nurture high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement to deliver top-notch technical solutions.
Continuous Delivery Pipeline : You’ll implement and manage workflows and automation processes that streamline the development and release of new functionalities, ensuring that value is delivered to end-users efficiently and effectively.
DevOps and Release on Demand : You’ll establish a robust DevOps culture and continuous delivery pipeline, enabling the organization to release updates and new features as needed to meet market demands and customer expectations.
RESPONSIBILITIESTo be successful in this role, you will need the following:
Lean/Agile Leadership : Establish and promote lean/agile leadership principles, assisting Product Owners in identifying measurable business outcomes across multiple teams.
Scrum Expertise : Utilize your expertise in Scrum practices, including estimation and prioritization, to guide and coach team members on agile techniques.
Servant Leadership : Provide developmental feedback and lead by example, fostering an environment of mutual respect, cooperation, transparency, and autonomy.
Cross-Functional Collaboration : Leverage cross-functional resources and document team learnings to enhance the success of all teams involved.
Agile Adoption and Improvement : Drive the adoption of agile practices, bridging the gap between theory and practice, and continuously improving processes.
Metrics and Documentation : Establish and monitor key agile metrics, ensuring all solution documentation is complete and up to the Definition of Done.
Team Support and Impediment Removal : Support team rules and norms, protect the team from outside interference, and remove or find personnel to remove impediments.
Planning and Relationship Management : Plan and monitor team budgets, conduct research and analysis, and develop strong relationships to deliver business value using Business Relationship Management practices.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
College, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience required.
Agile Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or Safe Scrum Master Certification (SSM) and Safe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certifications are highly preferred.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Experience:Experience working in a software development organization and in an Agile environment as a scrum master demonstrating knowledge and practical experience of the Lean methodology, principles and tools are highly preferred.QUALIFICATIONSTools : JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Suite
Builds a high-performing team – Focuses on ever-improving team dynamics and performance and coaches the team in self-management.
Helps the team resolve interpersonal conflicts and challenges and identify opportunities for growth. Escalates people problems to management where necessary, but only after internal team processes have failed to resolve the issue; helps individuals.
Responsibilities on the train – The Scrum Master helps coordinate inter-team cooperation and helps the team operate well on the train.
The Scrum Master supports the team’s efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams. They frequently represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS), Dependency management, helping the team remain aware of opportunities to engage and improve program effectiveness. They also often help the team build effective relationships? with the System Team, User Experience, Architecture, and Shared Services.Supports SAFe adoption – The Scrum Master supports the overall adoption of SAFe across the enterprise by coaching stakeholders and other non-agile teams on effective interactions with agile teams, participating in the Scrum Master Community of Practice, and supporting the organization’s SPCs. Facilitate the Inspect and Adapt problem solving and provide metrics data on team performance to the organization.The Scrum Master works with other Scrum Masters and stakeholders to help the team contribute towards improving the overall development Value Stream. Assists the team in preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt. Supports estimating – Guides the team in establishing normalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimate Features and Capabilities.Compensation and BenefitsBase Salary: 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD ANNUALPlease note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.Cummins and E-verifyAt Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates right to work using E-Verify. Cummins will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.Job Systems/Information TechnologyOrganization Cummins Inc.Role Category HybridJob Type Exempt - ExperiencedMin Salary $100000Max Salary $150000ReqID 2403790Relocation Package NoCummins and E-VerifyAt Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.
