AutoZone · 3 months ago
Manager of Scrum and Project Management
9650 W Taron Dr #100, Elk Grove, CA, 95757, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$119K/yr - $208K/yr
4+ years expAutoZone is seeking a Manager of Scrum and Project Management to lead their team of Agile Scrum Masters and Project Managers. This role involves coaching and developing team members, ensuring best practices in Agile Scrum and Project Management, and driving high-quality product releases.
AutomotiveE-CommerceRetailSales
Responsibilities
Coach, develop and manage the Scrum Masters and Project Managers
Serve as a Scrum Master or Project Manager for at least one team in the organization
Ensure that Scrum Masters are guiding their teams to effectively meet their delivery commitments, helping their teams to improve sprint over sprint, removing obstacles to the delivery process and providing full transparency to the team’s status, velocity and predictability
Coach, develop and manage team members
Implement, foster and support best practices in Agile Scrum
Act as Agile mentor/coach to the leadership, Scrum teams and direct reports
Ensure Project Managers are effectively serving the organization to help drive critical initiatives and contribute to a successful outcome
Implement, foster and support best practices in Project Management
Ensure team members are consistently driving their teams to rely on best practices for delivering the expected outcomes
Perform Scrum Master or Project Manager responsibilities in absence of an assigned resource
Create consistent planning, tracking, and reporting practices among teams, so that there is full transparency of Scrum team performance and project statuses for leadership and stakeholders
Foster a culture of collaboration through your leadership and the contributions of the Project Managers and Scrum Masters
Drive consistent use of best practices in the Agile Scrum and Project Management disciplines
Inspire your direct reports and the teams to focus on incremental improvements in their performance and the processes used
Consistently produce high-quality deliverables in a timely manner, self-assigning dates/times for delivery and meeting delivery due dates
Ensure that all Scrum teams are practicing the same Scrum framework and foundational guidelines in their sprints, leaving room for their self-management through their specific team agreements
Create comprehensive, clear and accurate documentation
Serve in whatever capacity needed to help the teams succeed and ensure a positive outcome based on the team’s objectives/goals
Ability to successfully deliver with geographically distributed Scrum teams
Demonstrate flexibility to adapt and pivot to changing organizational priorities
Consistently meet the values outlined in the AutoZone Pledge & Values
Qualification
Required
BA/BS Bachelor's Degree
4+ years of project management experience with a focus on technology/software delivery
4+ years of Scrum Master experience with a focus on technology/software delivery
4+ years of professional experience with Jira, Confluence and SharePoint
3+ years of professional experience managing direct reports
Proven experience utilizing Agile methodologies
Expert level of understanding of the software development life cycle and extensive experience working with technical teams to deliver software products and technical solutions
Excellent facilitator and communicator, with ability to engage with technical and non-technical audiences
Experience supporting change management efforts, with the ability to identify and analyze impacts for internal stakeholders affected by initiatives
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Preferred
Professional Scrum Master I, II or III or Certified Team Coach (CTC – Scrum Alliance)
Company
AutoZone
AutoZone retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
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Leadership Team
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William T. Giles
CFO and Executive VP – Finance, Information Technology and ALLDATA, Customer Satisfaction
Albert Saltiel
Senior Vice-President of Marketing and Customer Satisfaction
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