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ManpowerGroup Scrum Master in Chicago, Illinois

Act as key agile-team liaison across businesses units, other agile teams, and the program team. Contribute to the successful implementation of assigned features by optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered. Requires working with Business Partners and application SMEs to identify and mitigate risk and execution of the delivery of end-to-end technology solutions. Must be able to manage to timelines and communicate feature status within the team but also with leadership and business partners. Coordinate agile ceremonies, manage dependencies for the team, provide visibility into team plans & progress, and enable continuous improvement within the team and organization. This role is responsible for coaching their team(s) on the work management tools and adherence to the enterprise change standards. Work closely with analysts, developers, and testers to ensure requirements and designs are translated accurately into working stories and that test plans and scripts serve customer needs.

Required Skills

Agile tools (Jira)

5-7 years’ experience in technology and working in an agile environment.

Working knowledge of Lean Agile SDLC processes and deliverables

Excellent proficiency and hands-on experience with Jira

Expert in pulling reports from Jira tool.

Experience in education at all levels of management within the agile framework (portfolio, program, team).

Experience in education and demonstrating facilitation of core agile practices including but not limited to:

Servant Leadership

Feature and story backlog prioritization and refinement

Release planning (Program Increment)

Excellent analysis and troubleshooting skills.

Solid communication, relationship, and process management skill

Working knowledge of Agile methodology, software development, and testing processes

Ability to conduct discussions with senior leaders, managers, and team members.

Strong leadership skills in managing cross functional strategic initiatives.

Financial Services Background and Experience Needed

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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