Hardware Scrum Master - John Crane

The Innovation Scrum Master will be responsible for overseeing several innovation projects across the company, to coordinate team efforts, drive progress, and meet strategic business goals. Their main duties include organizing various programs and activities to maintain John Crane’s position as the leader in Dry Gas Seals marketplace.

• Act as a servant-leader and facilitator to support teams in the day-to-day operation of their lean-agile practices.
• Guide and coach the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers.
• Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Ensure that assigned projects have a minimum number of artifacts (e.g., Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Breakdown Structure, Responsibility Assignment Matrix, Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed (RACI) Matrix, time scheduling, resource planning, risk and change management controls, etc.) commensurate with the project categorization.
• Coach the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge, and communicating effectively, both internally and externally, working within the Scrum team.
• Work with the Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision-making and support organizational project or product teams.
• Actively facilitate team events (e.g., Sprint Planning, Program Incremental Planning Event, Review, and Retrospective) and supporting activities such as backlog refinement to ensure that the highest priority outcomes are achieved.
• Resolve team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
• Work with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.
• Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate.
• Get the team to a high-performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
• Contribute to the identification of training and development needs for the team as a whole and for individual team members as required.

This position reports directly to the Product Regulatory Compliance Program Manager and is responsible for the oversight of a diverse portfolio of projects across the organization in order to drive progress and meet strategic business goals.

• 4 years of product or project development experience, with a preference for experience on an Agile for Hardware Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional, cross-geographical teams.
• Skilled in the facilitation of meetings.
• Ability to influence others at all levels of the business.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple assignments with strict deadlines.
• Experience working on Lean Six Sigma projects.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and coaching skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Practical experience of servant-leadership in agile teams.
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques
• Thorough knowledge of agile principles, practices, and methods, particularly Scrum
• Willing to travel (up to 60% travel)
• Excellent organizational skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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