Scrum Master - (Pulte Mortgage)
Company: PulteGroup
Location: Englewood
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
Hybrid work arrangement - occasional in-office workdays required
and remote from home. Office is located in Englewood, CO.
Description: We are seeking a hands-on Scrum Master to join Pulte
Financial Services (PFS) agile software development team which is
focused on rapidly designing, developing, and delivering
high-quality digital solutions to improve our Customer's and
Employee's experience throughout the home financing lifecycle. As a
Scrum Master, you will be a part of our Agile Coaching Team in
driving Agile practices to support two agile teams in building out
enterprise solutions to support the home financing lifecycle. You
will help the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog
and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with
respect to priorities and scope. This role requires exceptional
communication skills, patience, and partnership development with
product managers, agile team members, shared service managers and
other Scrum Masters. Responsibilities:
Oversee agile teams to ensure sprint backlogs are well managed,
commitments are reasonable, stories are swarmed, sprint goals are
predictably delivered, quality and performance expectations are
met.
Ensure agile teams understand the business, product vision,
stories, and sprint goals; develop and negotiate team working
agreements, effective user stories, acceptance criteria, and
definition of done.
Oversee agile teams in self-organization/management,
cross-functional collaboration, team dynamics and interpersonal
skills.
Protect agile teams from interruptions, manage risks, and remove
impediments.
Perform ongoing assessments of teams, programs, to support
continuous improvement; help teams continuously reflect and
improve, becoming more effective in their roles and increasing
their predictability, teamwork, and practices.
Help develop, lead and/or facilitate workshops around story
mapping/breakdown, user & persona creation, value-stream mapping,
product road-mapping, project inception, launch, etc.
Collaborate with people across wide levels and roles to educate on
agile principles, best practices, and tools to implement for
improved workflows and successful product deliverables.
Manage agile product ceremonies and activities including daily
stand-up meetings, product and sprint backlog refinement, sprint
reviews, agile board management and retrospectives.
Work with the product managers/product owners to develop release
plans and ensure product backlogs are well-refined, prioritized,
deep (2-3 sprints) and visible.
Assist in dependency management, cross-team test and delivery
coordination, and release management/support for agile teams.
Mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Teams, and Leadership
on agile best practices.
Experience and Skills Required:
Professional Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Master credential
preferred.
3+ years of Scrum/Agile experience with excellent working knowledge
of agile frameworks, ceremonies, processes, roles, and
responsibilities.
3+ years of experience collaborating with business stakeholders to
deliver quantifiable business value required; experience in
financial services preferred.
Excellent communication skills, ability to build rapport, share
findings, and explain tradeoffs to technical and nontechnical
audiences alike.
Ability to read communication styles of team members from a broad
spectrum of disciplines.
Group facilitation skills with a demonstrated ability for
constructively navigating conflict. Facilitate conflict resolution
while keeping a positive spin on team learning.
Proficient at developing strong relationships that foster the
spirit of innovation, improvement, and collaborative solutions and
developments.
Enabling continuous improvement through documentation of leading
practices, training, capacity management, and rules of
engagement.
Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team
standards, tools, and best practices, including performance
product/value measurements.
Excellent leadership and people skills, working with various teams,
influencing, and getting buy-ins in various situations, effectively
manage relationships (up, down, across).
Path to Agility agile framework certification, experience or
familiarity preferred.
Experience with Azure DevOps, MS Teams, MS SharePoint.
Organized, persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree
preferred.
Budgeted Salary Range: $118k - $128k annually depending on
experience. This position is also eligible for an annual bonus
based on the successful completion of defined performance
objectives.
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will provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant
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opportunity to participate in the application process and to be
considered for a job.
All employees must be committed to fair and nondiscriminatory
lending, in conformity with the Equal Credit Opportunity and Fair
Housing acts, and to compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations and company policies. Employees must act responsibly in
their efforts to provide financial services to Pulte customers and
to provide support to Pulte's core purposes.
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comprehensive pre-hire background check including credit, criminal,
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PulteGroup Employee Benefits
At PulteGroup, we believe that our people are what makes us a great
place to work and we strive to meet their health and welfare needs
with a competitive suite of benefit offerings designed for their
unique lifestyles.
Comprehensive, Flexible and Affordable Healthcare Coverage
Options
Supplemental Healthcare Coverage Opportunities
PTO and Work/Life Benefits
Health Advocacy and Wellness
Retirement Plan with Company Match
Education and Employee Assistance Programs
Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Benefits
Mortgage Financing Discounts through Pulte Mortgage
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