Scrum Lead II

Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) group enables an IT infrastructure and applications across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support in-store, mobile, and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry.

The Scrum Lead role is a key member of the CDT organization. Working one or more Product Owners, Scrum Leads lead, organize and empower Agile teams in their journey of continuous improvement as they deliver fantastic products and features for Columbia Sportswear Company customers. Successful candidates should have demonstrable knowledge of Agile Ceremonies and Practices. Candidates must also have experience coaching and leading Agile teams using Scrum and Kanban.

The largest part of the Scrum Lead job is the people. Communication skills are key as is organizing, leading and listening. It is not about the ceremonies - but it is. It is about the values, principals, and spirit of Agile that make it worthwhile.

Successful Scrum Leads put people first, working to enable and empower their teams to be their best while building an atmosphere of respect, trust, transparency, commitment, daring and learning.

• Ceremonies and Delivery: For one or more teams working on moderately complex to complex deliverables. Schedules, facilitates and reports agreed upon scrum ceremonies, including Refinement, Sprint Planning, Stand Ups, Demos, Sprint or PI Reviews, and Retrospectives. Assist Product Owner(s) with backlog management. Facilitate story estimation and feature development through encouraging small, iterative work, and value delivery. Facilitate the team in successful completion of agreed upon commitments through communication including rapid impediment identification and removal or escalation.
• Tracking/Reporting: Uses in tool reporting as a tool to assist in inspecting and adapting with the team sprint over sprint. Introduces new metrics and analysis to the team to continuously improve performance and delivery.
• Agile Practices: Supports one or more agile teams with implementing effective agile disciplinary practices. Encourages adoption of additional ceremonies to improve adherence to agile practices using inspect and adapt approach with the team. Coach the team to influence adherence and improvement of agile rituals and practices. Ensures team process evolves within organizational guidelines and standards of practice. Uphold, defend, coach and mentor agile values and principles.
• Coaching and Culture: Encourages team cohesion, empowerment, and ownership of commitments. Encourage, support, and guide continuous improvement of the team, its products, and processes. Explains and simplifies complex information to others; leads the coordination of information to ensure ongoing process or program execution. Good listener who creates a culture of unity, ownership, and empowerment enabling the team to improve their process while working on critical deliveries.

YOU ARE

• An excellent communicator who also listens well
• Organized
• A servant leader who puts people first
• Capable of building an atmosphere of respect, trust, transparency, commitment, daring and learning

YOU HAVE

• Degree: Bachelor's Degree Preferred
• Experience: 2-4 years Scrum Master experience
• Certification: Scrum Master Certification Required
• SDLC: 2+ years experience with one or more methods of software development lifecycles

Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.