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Capgemini Scrum Master Opportunity in Atlanta, Georgia
Scrum Master Opportunity
Job Title: Scrum Master
Location: Chicago, IL & Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)
Responsibilities
1. Project and Scrum Master Leadership
• Manages the full life cycle of Agile projects
• Leads cross-functionally Agile project teams through the software delivery lifecycle.
• Acts as a mentor and continually guides project team(s) to adhere to Agile/Scrum best practices and values
• Guides scrum teams to implement Lean processes in order to increase quality output
• Facilitates all scrum ceremonies (daily stand-up, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and demo’s)
• Applies work effort estimation techniques to forecast and report project performance
• Identifies, removes and escalates impediments
• Works well in cross functional teams consisting of on-site, remote and matrixed project team members
• Applies project management skills and best practices/tools to define and execute:
o Scope Management
o Schedule Management
o Cost Management
o Resource Management
o Issue/Risk Management
o Procurement Management
o Communications Management
o Change Management
o Quality Management
• Change Leadership – Manages the transition to ensure adoption of change, builds strong partnerships and communication plans with all project stakeholders and project team members
• Adheres to the project delivery controls and processes and actively prepares for/participates in all structured project reviews
• Functions independently under broad guidelines from a resource manager
2. Leading Projects
• Leads and engages single or cross-functional project teams, which are accountable for design, development and implementation of BPA solutions
• Ensures alignment of all project roles and responsibilities and they are articulated to each team member, modified as required, and accomplished throughout the project
• Provides clear feedback – both routine feedback (ad hoc discussions based on project activities) and formal feedback (reviews at key phases of the project or related to Performance Reviews and Development Plans
• Monitors and measures staff / resource assignment results against project / task goals and accountabilities
3. Capability Development
• Evaluates emerging methods, industry best practices and lessons learned to develop most current and innovative project delivery practices and standards
• Drives continuous improvements to improve speed to production release(s)
• Builds a community for growing the capability within ISD through personal development, mentoring and teaching opportunities with ISD team
• May participate in the interview process and engages in successful onboarding of new employees or contractors
• Acts as a mentor to less senior employees or contractors
4. Communication
• Provides consistent, concise, relevant, reliable and timely information to all appropriate internal and external audiences/stakeholders through a variety of media
• Ensures accuracy of information to enable effective business decisions
• Frames communications in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience
• Seeks input from audience; confirms understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding
Life at Capgemini:
Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:
Flexible work
Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs.
Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
Paid time off and paid holidays
Paid parental leave.
Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
Mentoring, coaching and learning programs.
Employee Resource Groups
About Capgemini:
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.
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Disclaimer:
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.
Capgemini is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to your recruiting contact.
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Ref: 1831621
Posted on: Jun 24, 2024
Experience level: Experienced (non-manager)
Contract Type: Permanent Full Time
Location:
Illinois, US
Department: Financial Services
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.