Lead Agile Delivery / Scrum Master (P1614)

Key Skills

Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Data science techniques, DevOps, Effective communication skills, Kanban, Project management, Scrum Agile Methodology

Job Description

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help the Kroger company, consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliated partners create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting edge science, we leverage 1st party retail data from nearly 1 of 2 US households and 2BN+ transactions to fuel a more customer-centric journey utilizing 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

Join us at 84.51°!

At 84.51°, we build software products that make customers’ lives easier and move the retail industry forward with our bleeding-edge data science. We believe high-performing teams deliver exceptional results time and time again.

As Agile Delivery Lead, you’ll be part of a team bringing principles-based thinking to create environments of empowerment and accountability – where product-led teams are charged with solving problems for customers - not given work to do.

The Agile Delivery Lead acts as scrum master for 2-3 teams and participates in the domain leadership team You know what good looks like and are accountable within your LT for an agile operating model that creates alignment and flow - within the teams, the domain and across domains. Your approach is fit for purpose and keeps the customer at the center.

You have an execution gene and actively reduce friction and increase flow in the product lifecycle. You partner to create standards that anchor teams in their quest for high performance and create an LT operating model that successfully governs across the accountabilities of value, viability, feasibility, usefulness and adaptability. An active team member, you wear a delivery hat and remove ambiguity where possible.

You are a connector of people and teams – at the right time and for the right purpose, enabling decisions and ownership. You lead with a continuous improvement approach and uplift value stream leadership and teams with your practical guidance.

If this sounds like you, join the 84.51° Product & Design team in helping to lead the next wave of products that will change the way retail is done.

There is a strong preference for individuals that can work a Hybrid model in the Cincinnati, OH area or Chicago, IL area. We will consider a remote work option for the right candidate.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enable successful sprint / cycle activities with clear ownership - stand-ups, planning, refinement, shaping, demos, releases. Ensure clear visibility of sprint/cycle/release health.
• Evolve successful agile team ways of working across the domain - implementing, facilitating, and evolving practices and ownership to create the right flow. Partner to create team standards.
• Act as liaison across teams to successfully align work, solve dependencies and risks including escalation.
• Help bring teams closer to the problem space and enable Product to spend time closer to the customer.
• Champion healthy delivery and bi-directional understanding of priorities, scope and potential timelines.
• Strong agile project management of priority initiatives
• Help team(s) identify, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities within domain and teams.
• Maintenance of agile planning tool including dashboards and reports
• Create and maintain metrics for the domain, teams and stakeholders, using data points and trends to communicate progress, quality, bottlenecks, team health.
• Create and evolve lightweight domain leadership ways of working – supporting governance, roadmap reviews, planning, townhalls.
• Understand team(s) agile maturity and partner cross-functionally to help the team on their journey. Identify and execute coaching opportunities.
• Promote a fun, learning culture and an environment enabling high performing teams.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM or PSM I)
• Minimum of 5+ years direct experience working with teams in an agile environment (Software or Data Development, Business Analysis or Project Management domains)
• Technical Agile Project management or Delivery management experience preferred
• Deep knowledge of agile principles and practices (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps)
• Demonstrated experience performing Scrum Master duties for at least 2 agile teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills, strategic communication
• High emotional intelligence and ability to build trust and influence others
• Removes ambiguity in situations and drives towards decisions and shared understanding
• Experience in data science, data analytics and insights or AdTech a plus