Paramount Tech in Warsaw plays a crucial role in Paramount`s global engineering organization. We build highly efficient,
advanced systems which are used by millions of users all over the world.
Currently, we are looking for a rock solid Scrum Master. We need someone with at least four years of experience who will be a servant leader that enables a team(s) to drive features forward, while also focusing on dependency management at the team level for 1-3 teams.
Job ID: SM
Location: Warsaw
Job type: Full time, regular
Responsibilities:
Provides coaching around Agile frameworks and best practices for feature/project delivery, utilizing traditional project management approaches when needed
Facilitates and/or supports Agile framework ceremonies for Agile teams
Responsible for teaching and enforcing the values and principles of Agile, while promoting self-organization and constantly improving our standards of work
Identifies, tracks, and removes impediments for feature/project and team success
Facilitates the creation of a well-defined product backlog
Ensures planning of go-live and deployment activities and facilitate their execution
Ensures that all team members understand and accept their roles and responsibilities
Assists with resource allocation and effective capacity planning for team to determine what team can take on in any given sprint
Monitors sprint velocity and works with team to determine how they can continue to improve on velocity and recognize additional efficiencies as they mature
Tracks and reports key project metrics, informing stakeholders as appropriate
Manages feature/project delivery with respect to capital budgets
Manages relationships with all invested parties, including (but not limited to): Product, Engineering, Brands/Audiences, and/or other key stakeholders
Arbitrates and resolves conflict within the team
Coordinates participation of different tech and business groups in requirements gathering, specifications, design, development and implementation of key projects
Shields the team from outside “noise” or distractions that prohibit them from being successful
Learns, understands, and actively uses project management & ticket tracking software to effectively manage the team’s backlog and sprint-committed items
Your profile:
4+ years in Agile project management in a well-established, high-performing Agile software development environment with at least some dedicated teams
Strong knowledge of Scrum and other Agile frameworks and software engineering practices, as well as traditional project management approaches
Ability to understand technologies applicable to assigned product or service area and facilitate resolution of technical needs as they arise
Comfortable leading business and technology in vetting technical options
Superb written and verbal communications, presentation skills, and meeting facilitation skills (including with an executive audience)
Fluent English
Nice to have:
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
Certified Scrum Master and/or other Agile certifications are very strongly desired
Experience driving initiatives within a media company and/or in an online consumer-facing business environment preferred
Ability to influence and motivate people to high levels of performance and teamwork
Demonstrated working partnership with engineers (including QA), technical and business management, department heads, and product managers
Strong knowledge and passion about Agile principles and practices
We offer:
Challenging projects targeting large international communities, using modern development and deployment technologies
An Agile and growing team of software engineers creating products accessible everywhere
Great benefits package: private health care, fitness card, and lots of team building events
Competitive salary tailored to your skills and experience and plenty of opportunities for personal and career development
Brand new office located in the strict city center (2 mins walk from Metro Politechnika) with cool fun zones
Last, but not least, we do great stuff for the global brands, such as Comedy Central, MTV, CBS, Nickelodeon, Showtime and Paramount!