Scrum Master

Do you want to work hard alongside smart and talented product managers, engineers, and designers every day? Do you excel when you are smack in the middle of a challenging project, thrive when things get complex, and yawn when everything is going according to plan?  

If yes, then join our Product organization and help us to create a safe digital space for all students to learn and thrive in.  

At Lightspeed Systems we are on a mission to advance educational effectiveness and safety for every student. We do this by giving IT teams and educators the tools to ensure that devices are used for their intended purpose, to educate.   

The Scrum Master is entrusted with embodying, promoting, and facilitating an agile and effective development process. This person understands the value of the philosophy of scrum and agile and has a great feel for people and how to uplift everything and make the team better than the individuals it is composed of. More than anything, this person can understand what needs to be done, and how to remove any barriers to success.

ABOUT YOU – KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES 

• Has a growth mindset and knows what a growth mindset is
• Flexible and adaptable at all times as you go in and out of full autonomy and then into deep collaboration
• Relish the opportunity to be an integral part of a team, but also like to roll your sleeves up and do the daily work of building something great
• Ability to think holistically, with a sharp eye for detail and consistency
• Thoroughly believe that the devil is in the details with confidence you can get those details right
• Is technologically savvy and can understand sophisticated networking concepts with ease
• Can manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, from concepts to deliverables
• Comfortable with feedback and adapts quickly to changing information
• Experience working in a deadline-driven atmosphere
• Has a proven track record of delivering quality products and features under all circumstances, whether you have 5 months or 5 days to accomplish the goal
• A humbleness that reminds you to always listen and understand before forming your own opinion
• Always ready to roll up your sleeves and do work, never waiting for someone else to do the work
• A compelling and unique point of view

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Guide product and development teams on Scrum practices and principles to deliver high quality products
• Collaborate with Scrum team, Product Manager and stakeholders to drive decision making for product teams
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Oversee and manage work in support of sprint goals
• Measure team performance
• Resolve any problems or obstacles that occur during each sprint
• Help with the management of product backlog
• Monitor sprint progress to ensure work is staying on track
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Coach the team in agile methodology practices
• Evangelize scrum and agile to the company
• Help teams implement changes effectively

Need to have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• 1-3 years of experience or sufficient experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or related role
• Demonstrated experience with Scrum framework and other Agile frameworks, principles, and techniques
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle and processes
• Strong understanding of project management principles and practices
• Current Scrum Master certification
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Experience with Jira

Nice to have

• Project level administrative experience with Jira
• Experience as a software developer
• Computer Science degree
• Computer Networking background/knowledge
• Education Industry background
• B2B Product experience

ABOUT US 

For over 20 years, Lightspeed Systems® has been a leader in the ever-changing landscape of K-12 learning technology. Lightspeed Systems works with tens of thousands of schools to maximize the safety, mobility, and effectiveness of their students’ learning experience. Every device can be covered with the most effective web filter, student safety monitor, classroom management software, device management tool, and analytics program available. Learn more at www.lightspeedsystems.com. 

We love our employees, and we show it. A sneak peek into our BENEFITS & PERKS include: 

• Health-- Medical, dental and vision insurance with healthy company contribution toward premiums. Lightspeed kicks cash into your HSA if you participate our HDHP. 
• Wellness-- Paid parental leave. Healthy holiday and PTO policy, including Christmas to New Year’s Day break. 
• Retirement-- 401(k) matching up to 6% 
• Other -- Work from where it makes sense. Pet insurance. 

ABOUT OUR ATX HQ 

If “work from where it makes sense” includes being onsite for you some or all the time, you will LOVE being at the ranch. Our uniquely Lightspeed (and totally Texas) corporate headquarters has everything Lightspeeders need to get the job done – and a whole lot more. 

• 15,000 sq. ft. of open work area, offices, and huddle rooms 
• A private chef serving up lunch Tuesday through Thursday every week 
• A state-of-the-art fitness center (with outfitted locker rooms)
• Physical therapist onsite regularly 
• Indoor and outdoor casual collaboration spots 
• Pet-friendly office environment 
• A golf simulator, go-carts, shuffleboard, corn hole, and MORE fun 

All within 31 sprawling acres of Live Oak trees that foster a natural habitat for local wildlife. It is not uncommon to be greeted daily by whitetail deer. (Maybe it wants to join your meeting?)