Scrum Master - Montréal, Canada - Avid Technology

Description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing- We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

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Job Title:
Scrum Master, Audio Products

About Avid

At Avid we create the digital audio and video technology that creative professionals use to make the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world.

Our creative tools, platforms and solutions are used by the best and most celebrated media professionals and artists to create their award-winning films, videos, music recordings, TV shows, news broadcasts and live concerts, earning us some thrilling recognition along the way, including two Oscars, a Grammy and 16 Emmys.

Just like our customers, our colleagues are creative and inventive, using Avid products for their passions —making movies, music, and more.

This makes our mission more personal and real and our work more meaningful and fun.


Job Summary:
Avid Technology is looking for a Scrum Master to join the Audio Products development group.

In this role you will embody the values of servant leadership and be the process owner for your teams, enabling them to create the tools that artists around the world use to make their magic every day.

What we offer:
Here are some of the things you can count on when working for Avid:

• Being part of one of the most recognized brands in the movie, music and broadcast business (after all, when we perform, earth shakes, and superheroes fly),
• A competitive salary along with bonuses and benefits like private medical insurance, life insurance and sport package subsidies.
• Stable employment (full employment contract).
• Flexible working hours.
• A modern work from home policy.

About the Job:

• In this role you will be the scrum master for 23 distributed development teams.
• Organize, prepare and facilitate team ceremonies such as planning and retrospective sessions.
• Keep meetings focused and positive.
• Understand the team's capacity and velocity and anticipate factors which might impact them.
• Participate in weekly projectwide status updates and roadmap review sessions.
• Drive backlog refinement in close partnership with the product owner.
• Listen actively in order to identify when someone is blocked.
• Document obstacles, create action items and follow up in order to keep the team unblocked.
• Perform JIRA administration tasks such as updating filters, creating stories, ensure tasks meet the definition of ready and help the team keep the sprint board up to date.
• Understand the meaning and purpose of the stories on the team backlog.
• Ensure the sprint process follows the agreed approach and create a culture in which team members are committed to comply with the accepted processes.
• Provide feedback to functional managers on equipment or related needs for the team.

Job requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience in a scrum master, agile coach, delivery manager or a similar project or team leadership role.
• Experience working with teams distributed in different locations / time zones.
• Understand the general process of software development and the lifecycle of a software product.
• Strong, proven ability to build relationships across team boundaries and successfully operate in a global, crossfunctional organization.
• Great communication skills, including facilitation and conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of the scrum framework and other Agile practices (XP, Kanban, etc.) as well as techniques for effort estimation and planning.
• You understand that fun while working is very important.
• Previous experience using JIRA for effort estimation and issue tracking.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Work as part of a globally distributed team with members in United States time zones.
• Experience being the scrum master for more than one team.
• Project management (PMP) and/or Scrum Master (PSM/CSM) certifications.
• You constantly seek new ways to improve processes already in existence.
• People management experience.
• Passion about music, film or media is always a plus

Avid is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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