Scrum Master / Agile Coach

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Company: McKesson
Location: Columbus, OH

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Position Description

Reporting to the Health Mart Atlas IT Director, the Scrum Master/Agile Coach will provide guidance as a core member overseeing process flow for two agile development teams. This role leads and coaches the scrum teams in Agile best practices, implements action to improve productivity and quality of deliverables, drives adoption of agile practices throughout the organization, and identifies, manages and mitigates project issues and risks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conducts team meetings and influences and coaches the team on Agile mindset
  • Drives relentless improvement efforts and minimizes outside disruptions
  • Conducts daily stand ups and team retrospectives
  • Works with Product Owner to manage the backlog
  • Addresses impediments and resolves or escalates as needed
  • Monitors team velocity and tracks daily progress against chosen Agile tool
  • Attends Scrum of Scrum meetings to escalate issues that can’t be handled within the team
  • Conducts backlog refinement and iteration planning

Critical Skills:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Supporting team members in decision identification
  • Facilitating without diminishing team commitment to deliver results
  • Relationship building and supporting individual development
  • Forecasting and identifying challenges ahead
  • Encouraging open communication among team members
  • Facilitating healthy conflict resolution during team meetings
  • Persuasive leadership and coaching
  • Extensive Scrum/Agile experience
  • Experience using Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence)

Minimum Requirements

  • 4-year degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience, 2+ years experience

    Qualifications

  • Scrum or Kanban certifications are a plus

For Internal Use: Career Level P3

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.Current employees must apply through internal career site.Join us at McKesson!