Sr. Scrum Master

Company: Comcast
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description:

Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, helps local, regional and national advertisers use the best of digital with the power of TV to grow their business. It provides multi-screen marketing solutions to make advertising campaigns more effective and easier to execute. Headquartered in New York with offices throughout the country, Effectv has a presence in 66 markets with nearly 35 million owned and represented subscribers. We're dedicated to helping our clients meet their business goals by connecting them with their customers through multiscreen television advertising. Working with companies from local startups to nationwide corporations, we provide support to help each business reach its target customers. By applying data to television advertising in new ways, we're able to bring our clients the best of digital media, coupled with the power of TV. To learn more, check out www.effectv.com. Job SummaryResponsible for facilitating the successful, on-time, high quality delivery of various product development activities by leading and coaching delivery teams. Join a fast-paced exciting engineering team working in the Advanced Advertising industry and be a part of how we transform our industry by bringing cutting edge applications and platforms to life. This is an exciting time for us and our team is growing. We are looking for a highly motivated hands-on Senior Scrum Master who will be responsible for facilitating the successful on-time, high quality delivery of various product development activities by leading and coaching delivery teams. The successful candidate applies continuous learning to be more responsive to rapidly changing business conditions through the ongoing application of principles and practices of multiple agile frameworks, primarily scrum. Must possess expert understanding of how scrum and other agile frameworks work to deliver business value and how various practices can and should evolve. The Senior Scrum Master serves as the on-scene expert and not only understands these concepts, but is able to articulate their value and the dynamics of using one or more of them. Job Description Core ResponsibilitiesResponsible for the planning and facilitation of standard meetings to include; backlog preparation, iteration planning, retrospectives, iteration reviews and daily stand-ups.Engages with any needed business entity to help remove obstacles to his or her teams being able to deliver on stated goals and influences working agreements.Is a leader in the agile community within and outside of Comcast in order to better understand how to be effective in the role and apply experiences of others in improving team performance.Engages and assists the product owner to ensure that work requests are properly articulated, prioritized and detailed.Works to identify blocked or stalled stories and influences the team to resolve the issues.Present updates at scrum-of-scrums.Provide training to new team members regarding agile process Identify additional team and individual training needs of existing members.Ensures that scrum framework is utilized in a manner consistent with the corporate framework.Dedicated to continuous process improvement through feedback loops, coaching, retrospectives and individual improvement.Acts as a mentor for junior level scrum masters and project managers.Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications:Scrum Master certification preferredScaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience preferred Employees at all levels are expected to: Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.Drive results and growth.Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities. Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications. Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Education Bachelor's Degree While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience. Relevant Work Experience 7-10 Years Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

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