POSITION: Senior Scrum Master
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon
Live the Exceptional With Soul.
This is the singular purpose of JLR.
Jaguar Land Rover has been a pioneer in automotive research, design, and engineering for almost a century. Building on the rich history of our two iconic brands we’re redefining modern luxury through new ideas, new technologies, and new innovations.
As part of the Digital Product Platform group here in Portland, Oregon, we work with internal engineering groups and external vendors to build new technologies for JLR's future vehicle product lines. We thrive on the challenges of working with vehicles in an interconnected world, building rich experiences for our customers. We understand the art of human factors, seeking to make interaction with technology intuitive and enjoyable, and to extend that experience through our users' connected devices. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionize mobility for generations.
At Jaguar Land Rover, we are passionate about our people - they are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work and reach their full potential. An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Now is an exciting time to join Jaguar Land Rover.
Act as a Scrum Master for multiple Scrum teams ranging from; building customer-facing applications for our vehicles or external devices, features and capabilities enabling product development, infrastructure and tooling dependencies, working with local and international teams supporting site and company objectives.
What you will be doing:
- Mentor multi-disciplinary teams in Agile methodologies and Scrum practices
- Facilitate ceremonies: sprint planning, retrospective, review, backlog refinement, and standup
- Support and coach development teams to self-organize and operate autonomously, remove impediments, and establish team working agreements
- Support the Product Owner in creating and updating reports for different partners
- Maintain and improve processes, tools, and ways of working within and across teams
- Work with IT to configure Confluence and JIRA as needed to support team needs
- Collaborate with stakeholders across sites to learn and share methodologies
- Maintain coordination among scrum masters and contribute to scrum of scrums and scaled agile
- Contribute to book of knowledge, coaching, and deliver training materials to squads and groups, and
- Other duties as assigned
What you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
- 3-5 years professional experience as a Scrum Master
- Scrum Master certification preferred
- Competence with JIRA and Confluence required
- Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
- Experience with Agile techniques
- Ability to work with and coach a team, with effective mentoring skills
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Experience in the software development industry; additional experience in the Automotive Industry is a plus
- Excellent collaboration, observational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills alongside the desire and ability to see things from multiple perspectives
- You must be resourceful, conscientious, and self-motivated
- You must be capable of building and maintaining strong relationships while advocating for meaningful improvements to our customer experiences
Location: Portland, Oregon
Schedule: Hybrid
So Why Us?
- As a people-first company, working at JLR means opportunity, teamwork, and growth. That’s why working here is so much more than a job.
- Be part of an international, inclusive, and open-minded company
- You are never just a number. We take pride in taking care of our employees doing everything we can to make sure that our teammates thrive both in and out of the office.
- Our employees receive a generous time off policy
- We offer a discounted Vehicle Car Program
- Employees also receive generous health care and retirement plans
- Maternity Leave
- Paternity Leave
- And more!