Responsibilities
- Work with cross functional teams to drive projects to completion for BabyCenter using Agile Scrum development methodology
- Ensure efficient and timely project completion, while fostering effective cross-functional communication and collaboration
- Identify and drive process changes to continually improve cross functional team performance
- Foster team health while tailoring approach to the composition of each team, in alignment with Agile methodology
- Ensure all projects, bugs and work products are catalogued within one central repository (JIRA)
- Lead daily scrums/stand ups, bi-weekly planning and necessary ad hoc meetings to facilitate communication across the functional teams
- Own the sprint calendar and help facilitate projects so all team members meet their required deadlines
- Provide regular status reports, work with key stakeholders and 3rd party vendors to keep them apprised of progress
- Help the team troubleshoot when problems arise and escalate to resolve larger issues in a timely and professional fashion
- Employ change control policies and act as primary point of contact for feedback in program release progress and other release-related information (including point releases, continuous delivery and post release stability)
Requirements
- At least three (3) years of project management/scrum master experience in fast-paced delivery environments
- At least one year experience with Agile Development techniques (XP, Kanban, Scrum, etc.)
- Excellent organization, planning and communication skills
- Proven experience working with and driving performance of cross-functional teams (i.e. development, product management, production, QA, etc.)
- A track record of successfully delivering projects on time and within budget
Nice to Have
- Consumer internet or media experience
- Prior experience with Jira and Confluence/HipChat
- BS degree
- Certified Scrum Master
Work Arrangement
Remote (City/Region) — San Francisco, CA 94107
Additional Information
- Job is for BabyCenter
- Duration: 12 Months