Scrum Master - New York City

Job Description

Introduction
At IBM, our Project Managers excel by leading and coordinating a project team’s overall performance, scope, cost, and deliverables. Our clients rely on timely and efficient status reports, and as Project Manager, you will drive the charge with project direction, metric definition, and performance management. If you are ready to help our clients and project teams succeed, we would love to meet you!
Your Role and Responsibilities
This role is located in the IBM offices in New York City. There is no remote work option (post covid).
There are no relocation funds for this role so you would need to relocate at your own expense.
*** IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
IBM believes in progress — that the application of intelligence, reason and science can
improve business, society and the human condition. We strive to put the client first,
share expertise, and restlessly reinvent to build innovative solutions for our customers.
We embrace diversity and value what individuals add to our culture. Our global teams
solution complex problems through teamwork, invention, and iteration to create original
ideas that drive technology and society forward.
As an Iteration Manager, you will be integral to the invention and innovation process.
You will be a servant-leader supporting development teams that are creating exciting solutions that change the way both IBMers and IBM clients work. You'll work in a collaborative, welcoming environment where new ideas drive technological transformation through Agile ways of working. We work in small, cross-functional teams with big goals, so you will need to be adaptive, adept at clear communication and a natural leader. We strive to produce scalable solutions, so you will need to understand technical concepts and know how to drive repeatable, detail-oriented processes within a team.
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Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience coaching teams in effective use of Scrum events: Daily Scrum, Backlog Review, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo and Retrospective
• Ability to resolve conflict with a continual focus on the Scrum values of openness, honesty, commitment, courage, and respect
• Adept at identifying and removing impediments slowing the Development team down, as well as shielding the team from external interruptions and distractions
• Experience assessing squad Agile maturity and coaching teams toward constant self-evaluation and improvement at a sustainable pace
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills - you will need to work with Product Owners and stakeholders to help manage backlog and plan deliverables that add business value
• Experience working with modern project planning and collaboration tools

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Exposure to development of cloud-based enterprise systems with a significant number of users
• Experience and knowledge of user facilitation techniques
• Experience leading Design thinking methods to understand personas and develop great user design
• Higher level of agile project management certification a plus Above all, we value curiosity, teamwork, and a desire to learn. We are confident that if you possess the right attitude, work ethic, and skill set that you could succeed in the role, even if you do not meet every one of the requirements.

About Business Unit
The Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) owns IBM’s IT strategy and provides the tools, workstations, devices, and infrastructure that IBMers use to do their jobs every day. Put simply, our mission is to create a productive environment for IBM's 365,000 worldwide employees. Join us as we lead with design to drive simplicity and ease of use, engineering the systems that run the business, and innovating to transform the business.
Your Life @ IBM
What matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?
Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.
Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About IBM
IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.
Location Statement
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
IBM intends this job to be performed entirely outside of Colorado.
Being You @ IBM
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.