[Hiring] Scrum Master/Team Coach III @GCI Communication Corp

Role Description

GCI's Scrum Master/Team Coach III will coordinate the work of an Agile development team and oversee the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include:

• Plan and facilitate scrum activities, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, board reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with clients or end users to understand business requirements.
• Act as a liaison between development teams and product management.
• Identify and resolve impediments that slow development or prevent the team from meeting established goals or milestones.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Help educate the team to ensure LEAN-Agile process is being followed.
• Remove impediments and roadblocks that inhibit production and flow.
• Foster high performing team dynamics.
• Assist the team(s) to self-organize and self-manage to achieve maximum results.
• Assure all dependencies and integration is properly communicated and coordinated between teams on an enterprise level.

Qualifications

• A combination of relevant work experience and/or education sufficient to perform the duties of the job may substitute to meet the total years required on a year-for-year basis.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in a Scrum Master, Project Management, Product Management, or Product Engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Management, Business, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Certification in an agile or scrum master practice is required within six months of accepting this position.

Requirements

• Certifications: Scaled Agile Certified Scrum Master (Basic and/or Advanced), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile Scrum Master (ASM), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Professional (ACP), IC Agile, LEAN Six Sigma, ITIL Certification (V3 or 4).
• Telecommunications experience.
• Other relevant telecom industry or job specific certifications.

Benefits

• This position may require access to reliable transportation for occasional travel between retail store locations, offices, worksites, or other locations as needed.

Company Description

Headquartered in Alaska with additional locations throughout the U.S., GCI has worked for more than 40 years to deliver communication and technology services to some of the most remote communities and in some of the most challenging conditions in North America.

• GCI is a pioneer in its field, bringing telemedicine and online education capabilities to communities across the state.
• Continuing efforts to connect the Arctic globally as well as providing strong services to consumer and business markets.
• GCI’s introduction of 1 GIG internet speeds in the state as well as its innovative partnership with Apple are among the countless ways the company has transformed communication and quality of life for Alaskans.