Associate Scrum Master

**We are committed to rapidly accelerating our pace of digital innovation to better serve our customers, drive productivity, increase efficiency and do it securely. This position will include functioning as the Scrum Master for a dedicated platform team tasked with several initiatives that are being executed in parallel with the objective of delivering functionality in a modular and agile cadence to meet business needs. This team is growing and in need of a Scrum Master to coach and facilitate. Key responsibilities include**:

- Empowering the team to self-organize/self-manage, including Product Owners, stakeholders, and technical resources
- Facilitating team meetings, including daily stand-ups, stakeholder meetings, sprint planning, etc.
- Providing input to a cross-divisional, cross-platform organization on how best to utilize our structure and tools to maximize efficiency and results
- Leading the team through sprint planning to gain consensus as to what can be achieved
- Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
- Identifying and removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment
- Knowledge of patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (for example burn-down techniques, retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
- Working with the Portfolio Leads to tracking timelines, budgets and scope

**Basic Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years IT experience
- 2+ years experience as an agile Scrum Master
- 5+ years working on software development products(worked in IT sector)
- Experience working with cross-functional business stakeholders and Product Owners
- Strong relationship and organizational skills
- Must have demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated skill and knowledge of leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, and empowerment
- Experience working with international colleagues and/or development partners
- Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical staff
- Experience working with “new” agile teams and worked with multiple agile frameworks
- Experience with Azure DevOps / Microsoft Visual Studio TFS/VSTS
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification
- Good to have worked with Salesforce delivery team

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.