Scrum Master

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Company: Total Quality Logistics (TQL)
Location: Cincinnati, OH 45245

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About the role:
As a Scrum Master with TQL, you will act as a servant leader for your team(s) by facilitating clear communication to management and individual members. You will help drive the Agile way of working that results in quality product delivery and continuous improvement. In addition, the Scrum Master is responsible for removing roadblocks that hinder the team from reaching their goals and has a flexible approach that enables the team to respond to change.


What’s in it for you:
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Advancement opportunities with structured career paths
  • Flexible work hours and work-from-home options
  • Access to the latest emerging technologies through Microsoft partnerships and Pluralsight subscriptions
  • Reimbursement for continuous education and technical training


What you’ll be doing:
  • Be a liaison with the business and technical team to identify technical solutions and business process improvements in support of the business and IT strategic direction
  • Proactively provide Agile counsel to the organization
  • Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies where applicable; sprint planning and refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews and retrospectives
  • Be a thought partner to the Team, supporting them in identifying solutions to obstacles as they arise
  • Enhance resource utilization, participate in capacity planning and sizing estimations
  • Use reporting tools to monitor the progress of the portfolio delivery and ensure transparency of team accomplishments and assessments of risks/issues
  • Regularly assess the Teams’ Agile maturity, which will inform your coaching and development approach for each Team


What you need:
  • Expertise with Agile and the Scrum framework and their application across the enterprise
  • Specialized skill set in one or more of the following: Technical, Product Management, Project Management or User Experience
  • Sound understanding of Kanban framework
  • Track record of resolving impediments that exist outside of the Team environment
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to concisely express highly technical concepts to non-technical business partners
  • Strong influencing skills to achieve alignment up, down and across the organization
  • 2 plus years of experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment


Total Quality Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.


If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at recruiting@tql.com.