Who We Are
Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master that will be part of the Solera Global Project Management Office (Agile Chapter) to coach and guide Solera Software and IT scrum teams in Agile best practice and methodologies. The team that this individual will join supports multiple implementations of Agile methodologies across a wide set of Product Development Teams. In this role, the Scrum Master will be responsible for ensuring development teams follow scrum framework values and Agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, and eliminating team impediments. In addition, the Scrum Master will provide training sessions on software development tool usage related to Agile development and the implementation of the Solera Agile Methodologies. The Scrum Master will also be responsible for generating, maintaining, and reporting on sprint work within the development teams providing clear communication and data representation to the leadership team and stakeholders. An ideal candidate will have experience in an Agile development environment providing servant leadership, Agile knowledge & guidance, peer training, and report creation & communication. The ideal candidate will also be certified in at least one focus of Agile methodologies with multiple certifications preferred and will be prepared to train others in different Agile Roles and Responsibilities. These job requirements necessitate an individual with several years of successful hands-on agile experience. They will be the go-to Agile expert for the development teams and provide direction, advisement, support, and be responsible for the leadership of Agile ceremonies. The Scrum Masers overall mission is to provide clear Agile leadership in a way that consistently demonstrates knowledge of their team's body of work, sprints, backlog, and the Solera Agile Methodology. They will provide their development teams with clear expectations and communicate success, blockers, issues, and progress to leadership.
What You’ll Do
Act as an owner for our Agile processes and lead sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives
Drive standard processes, tool usage, and best practices for consistency and reliability of product delivery and reporting in line with Solera Agile methodology
Serve the Solera development and IT departments as a Coach, Facilitator and Servant Leader for assigned agile scrum team(s)
Determine and manage tasks, risks, action items, and blockers
Plan, Schedule, and facilitate scrum events, meetings, and ceremonies
Partner with development teams to create and maintain agile artifacts and reports with a focus on clarity and accuracy
Collaborate with other PMO (Project Management Office) teams to formulate progress plans, inform new processes, reengineer existing processes, and identify areas of overlap to support Solera global initiatives
Clearly communicate tracking on project processes, deliverables, and financials
Serve as an Agile expert to development and IT teams, coaching and guiding Agile practice and supporting the Solera Agile Methodology
Facilitate trainings on Agile best practice, tool use, reporting, and other areas of influence within the Agile framework
Prepare and present status reports to stakeholders and maintain the data health of the Agile development teams
Be able to speak in a thorough, substantive, and accurate manner about the progress of the teams' sprints and backlog and serve as an effective point of communication of status, as well as escalation of issues to leadership outside the group as needed
Act as a first point of contact and escalation manager for stakeholders regarding any projects within the team responsibility group
What You’ll Bring
CSM, PSM, CSP, SSM or other applicable Agile Methodology Certification. Additional certification in other Agile roles is a plus
Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in a related field of study preferred
5+ years experience in an agile development environment
3+ years experience as a Scrum Master or similar role
3+ years of industry-standard tool usage related to agile development and project management
3+ years experience in either servant leadership or direct leadership positions
Working knowledge of Agile Methodology, techniques, and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile
Strong communication and presentation skills
An analytical and problem-solving mindset
Demonstrated ability to:
Be data driven, with a focus on accuracy and clarity
Lead training sessions and provide detailed examples and explanations for Agile process and implementation
Communicate effectively and transparently in a clear and concise manner with colleagues and all levels of management
Be collaborative in nature with Developers, other teams, peers, customers, stakeholders, and all levels of management
Be oriented toward making clear agreements in every aspect of the job, with team members, management, peers, and stakeholders
Create structure where there is none and articulate and establish it in an effective manner, so it is recognized and adopted
Guide the team and teach them how to effectively apply Solera Agile Methodology standards
Base decisions and judgments strictly on facts – not conjecture, supposition, or hearsay – and perform the legwork to get the facts needed for every situation
Resolve conflict or disagreement among team members, peers, management, stakeholders in a respectful fashion and with the perspectives in mind of not just yourself but of all those involved
Be proactive in problem-solving; treating risk management and mitigation as the key to minimal problems, obstacles, & blockers that can occur in software development and train the team to think and to act in the same fashion through modeling of the behavior for them
Be accountable, trustworthy, direct, and objective in fulfillment of job expectations, deliverables, performance, and results of the team
Be able to operate and thrive in an environment that is challenging and can change frequently with aggressive objectives to meet and complex problems to overcome
Be process oriented and recognize the importance of standardization for repeatability, consistency, and maturity of our Agile practice
Be calm and collected under pressure, and as a result keep your team from experiencing outside impact
Be a team player and have the company’s and its team's success as the main underlying goal driving your actions and leadership