Description
Lead Scrum Master
Cognizant’s Digital Engineering
Our practice is seeking a highly qualified Lead Scrum Master / Agilist at the Manager Level position who facilities workflows in a scrum environment, the ideal candidate must have experience implementing Scrum methodologies towards digital transformation projects. This Senior Agilist role fundamentally guides the modern software development team by taking an active role in planning, and facilitation to achieve our committed outcomes.
We are waiting for you!
Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Location: El Segundo, CA
Roles/ Responsibilities:
• Work with Product Owner to align team with product vision, sprint goals and other necessary information.
• Builds an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts.
• Assist the team and the Product Owner identify stories, maintenance, defects, tech debt, and other work the team needs to accomplish during the PI.
• Facilitates the team in creating a draft PI plan for the PI’s iterations, writing draft PI Objectives, and identifying program risks and issues.
• Champions continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and increase productivity.
• Provide inter and intra team supports by bringing visibility and subsequent resolution of dependencies for their team.
• Supports the personal development of team members, helping them gain a continuous learning mindset.
• Understands and educates the team on methods beyond Scrum, such as Team Kanban, Flow, Built-in quality, and more. Helps build a hard-working team.
Required Skills
• Bachelor’s degree and 8-12 years of relevant experience
• Strong familiarity and adherence to core Agile values and principles.
• Exposure to modern engineering practices like Unit Test-Driven Development, and Continuous Integration
• Mindset of servant leadership
• An Agile mindset
• Expert with Agile and Scrum framework and its application in Production development and delivery organization
• Ability to coach and mentor.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence people at various levels.
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $96,990 – 146,730 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Why Choose Cognizant?
Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the latest technologies.
If you became comfortable with ambiguity, delight by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. We consider all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status or any other classification protected by state, federal or local law.
About Cognizant:
Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant is a member of the S&P-500, Nasdaq-100, Fortune 500, and was recently ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing “All Star” by Fortune Magazine. Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.
www.cognizant.com
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Qualifications
Technical Skills
SNo
Primary Skill
Proficiency Level *
Rqrd./Dsrd.
1
AIA-Agile
PL3
Required
2
CX-Scrum Master
PL3
Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level
Generic Reference
PL1
The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2
The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3
The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4
The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.