We're looking for a Scrum Master. The ideal candidate will have a deep technical understanding of web sites and, of course, have experience with Scrum.
This job is on-site in NYC. We are located in midtown, and the company is LookBooks.com - a Software As A Service, Workflow Management company. (Please only email me if you are physically in NYC and can work out of our office. I'm not interested if you have a team in the Ukraine who are amazing project managers.) The tech team you would be working with are all seasoned professionals, proficient in Agile development. Responsibilities: Project duties: • Interface with business owners • Provide feedback on requirements • Help business owners understand limitations • Provide feedback on timelines for completion of projects in progress • Summarize project statuses for product managers and business owners • Define project scope and prevent scope creep • Work with coders to provide high level estimates • Keep coders firewalled • Understand relative priorities of projects • Ensure the correct people are in the room when decisions are being made • Scrum specific: -- Act as a scrum master -- Lead sprint kickoffs -- Lead project kickoffs -- Update the product backlog -- Create burndown charts -- Understand how agile projects differs from waterfall -- Promote methodology to developers, business owners, and qa team -- Ensure projects follow proper project protocols – code review, qa, etc. -- Review documentation and generate project documentation Bugs: • Review incoming bugs and investigate with QA team • Determine whether can be resolved during up coming sprints • Ensure high priority bugs are addressed immediately • Provide feedback on bugs to bug filers • Update bug statuses to accurately reflect changes Business: • Answer questions to assist business • Push back on both sides when the tech solution presented is infinitely more complex than the business need • Work with product managers to break down projects Best, Michael Hummel Director of Operations LOOKBOOKS 208 West 30th Street, Suite 901 New York, NY 10011 e: [email protected]
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