[20/10/2025] Scrum Master

About Marriott Marriott Tech Accelerator is part of Marriott International a global leader in hospitality Marriott International Inc is a leading American multinational company that operates a vast array of lodging brands including hotels and residential properties It consists of over 30 well-known brands and nearly 8 900 properties situated in 141 countries and territories Role Title Senior Software Engineer I Scrum Master Position Summary Effectively and efficiently manages the development sprints from planning to execution to review in an agile development environment Runs daily scrums collaborates on requirement documentation and unblocks barriers to keep the team moving Coaches and collaborates with cross-functional teams Product Owners other Scrum Masters to foster decision-making and continuous improvement Demonstrates strong leadership abilities and guide the development of agile capabilities Job Responsibilities Leading Organizational Delivery Supports one or more software delivery team using Scrum or Kanban methodologies Facilitates and supports all scrum events Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Refinement Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory practice and guidelines Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role Acts as servant leader of the Agile Team and directs the initiative delivery team Partner with Product Managers to maintain plans and communicate progress of the team This includes product roadmaps scrum team metrics and program project status reporting Proactively identifies impediments and resolves using network of peers or escalation if needed Supports Release Train Engineer Product and Tech teams to manage remove dependencies and optimize the flow Coaching Teams Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Lean and Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization Works with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests Optimizes team performance by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques Develops understanding and encourages team in engineering practices DevOps and innovation Works with Scrum Team as well as internal and external stakeholders to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams Support the development of behavioral change management communications and training as needed to drive process and tool adoption implementation and compliance Collaborate with key stakeholder groups to validate the effectiveness of standard processes and continuously improves process quality Work with teams to ensure that process-related activities address company needs Skills Knowledge Abilities Highly motivated person that is passionate about collaborating with others to drive results and can motivate others to do the same to improve the organization Possesses a team-first mentality has a good sense of humor is open-minded and proactive Sound technical experience with infrastructure that can understand andtranslate business requests into consumable stories and vice versa Excellent oral and written communication skills with a high attention to detail and impeccable time management skills Ability to self-manage recognize and actively address challenges mediate issues develop solutions and implement appropriate courses of action Highly proficient with MS Office Jira and Confluence or equivalent tools Ability to expertly read write and speak in the English language Maintaining Goals Submits reports in a timely manner ensuring delivery deadlines are met Promotes the documenting of project progress accurately Provides input and assistance to other teams regarding projects Managing Work Projects and Policies Manages and implements work and projects as assigned Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports presentations etc Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems Provides timely accurate and detailed status reports as requested Demonstrating and Applying Discipline Knowledge Provides technical expertise and support to persons inside and outside of the department Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues products systems and processes Demonstrates knowledge of function-specific procedures Keeps up-to-date technically and applies new knowledge to job Uses computers and computer systems including hardware and software to enter data and or process information Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize organize and accomplish work Determines priorities schedules plans and necessary resources to ensure completion of any projects on schedule Collaborates with internal partners and stakeholders to support business initiative strategies Communicates concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports presentations etc Demonstrates an understanding of business priorities Skill and Experience 4 years of Agile Delivery experience using Scrum Kanban and SAFe methodologies 4 years planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams 4 years creating and delivering presentations and project plans 2 years working with tools such as Atlassian JIRA Confluence Clarity and or Cloud-based platforms Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Preferred Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master CSM Certified Scrum Professional CSP or PMIs Agile Certified Professional ACP SAFe certified SAFe Agilist or SAFe Scrum Master Servant leadership experience as Scrum Master on an Agile Release Train Familiarity with product project development experience on an Agile Teams in a technology-focused organization Ability to align change management strategies with product development deployments Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques Ability to understand and represent both the business and technology Thrives in a highly collaborative matrixed complex fast paced environment Education and Certifications Undergraduate degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field Or related equivalent experience certification