Sr. Scrum Master

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Company: Venmo
Location: Chicago, IL 60654 (Loop area)

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  • Guiding the team on Agile principles and values to enable a more self-organized team


  • Assessing the Agile Maturity of the team and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team


  • Training the team to plan multiple sprints ahead (with increased predictability) leveraging velocity metrics as a guide


  • Helping to identify/eliminate impediments for the team as well as guiding the team to do the same


  • Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame or retribution with an emphasis on problem solving


  • Facilitating discussions to enable collective/inclusive decision making as well as help with conflict resolution


  • Assisting with internal and external communication while maintaining/improving transparency of information


  • Supporting the Product Owner – especially with respect to refinement and maintaining the team backlog

Job_Description_Summary: A Scrum Master at Venmo guides an Agile team to ensure that agreed upon processes are understood/adhered, helps identify/eliminate impediments along the way, enables a safe/trusting environment for continuous flow with continual improvement.

Who we are: Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 286 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

We’re a purpose-driven company whose beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We hold ourselves to our One Team Behaviors which demand that we hold the highest ethical standards, to empower an open and diverse workplace, and strive to treat everyone who is touched by our business with dignity and respect. Our employees challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. We want to break down barriers to financial empowerment. Join us as we change the way the world defines financial freedom.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.