Drive effective scrum ceremonies including daily standup, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Track and distribute relevant metrics and report periodically to show team progress and velocity
Identify, understand, and track impediments; help remove them and drive improvements to optimize how the team works
Help the Product Owner manage customer expectations and stakeholder communications
Act as a liaison between the team and everyone else to minimize interruptions to the sprint, keeping the team focused on delivering a quality product on time
Build a safe and trusting team environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or judgement, with an emphasis on problem solving
Represents the team in the Scrum of Scrum and the ART Sync
Helps the team prepare for PI Planning and guide the team during the event to complete all of their tasks
Demonstrates a growth mindset by coaching the team and Product Owner on how to improve their practices to excel at scale
Preference for a candidate local to OC/LA/SD. If local, expectation is to be in office on Thursdays.
If remote, candidate needs to be in Pacific or Mountain Time Zone (as long as they work Pacific hours). Once a quarter, they will need to be in the office for 3 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - days may vary in case a holiday falls on a Monday)