Scrum Master

Description Position at WebMD About the Company Headquartered in El Segundo Calif Internet Brands is a fully integrated online media and software services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories Health Automotive Legal and Home Travel The company s award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 250 million monthly visitors while a full range of web presence offerings has established deep long-term relationships with SMB and enterprise clients Internet Brands powerful proprietary operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel the company s continued growth Internet Brands is a portfolio company of KKR and Temasek WebMD Health Corp an Internet Brands Company is the leading provider of health information services serving patients physicians health care professionals employers and health plans through our public and private online portals mobile platforms and health-focused publications The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health Medscape Jobson Healthcare Information prIME Oncology MediQuality Frontline QxMD Vitals Consumer Services MedicineNet eMedicineHealth RxList OnHealth Medscape Education and other owned WebMD sites WebMD Medscape CME Circle Medpulse eMedicine MedicineNet theheart org and RxList are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp or its subsidiaries All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status For Company details visit our website www webmd com Overview Within the Engineering organization the Scrum Master is responsible for managing product development scrum teams and related software Daily hands-on management of technology activities utilizing Agile and Scrum based software development practices is required with additional responsibilities to include non-technical tasks such as user training business process reengineering and organizational change This role requires a wide range of leadership competencies technical PM experience and communications skills The position operates in a matrix environment developing multi-talented cross-functional teams and guiding them through processes that most effectively deliver business solutions Education Bachelor s degree or relevant equivalent work experience Experience Minimum 2 years Work Timing 6 30 PM to 3 30 AM Position Requirements Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with Agile Scrum developing software applications playing the role of scrum master of more than one team effectively Minimum 2 years of experience working in a technology organization or healthcare organization Experience with agile tools Jira YouTrack Certified Scrum Master would be a plus Bachelor s degree or relevant equivalent work experience Role Responsibilities Leverage significant experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies to lead project teams on a daily basis to the successful delivery of software development related projects Lead Scrum Teams through the identification and management of risk and support issue resolution Able to quickly solve complex problems in a challenging dynamic environment with minimal direction Self-starter with ability to prioritize and facilitate delivery of multiple initiatives scrum teams Responsible for managing team dynamics morale and motivation while building culture where all members and points of view are respected Accountable for delivering quality solutions that provide desired business benefits and or solve business problems - on-time within budget Create and manage real-time visibility of progress for business and technical senior management product teams and stakeholders Effectively communicates complex and or difficult information to both technical and non-technical audiences Daily Responsibilities Forecast sprint iterations with the Product Owners Coach individuals in Agile processes and tools Help teams to clarify goals and activities to be on-track Keep the teams focused - shield the team from outside distractions and interferences Ensure the correct use of scrum process Monitor and eliminate team conflicts Conduct daily stand-up sprint reviews and retrospective