Scrum Master
- 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
- Full-time
Company Description
Pendo was founded in 2013 by former product managers, who combined their heads and hearts to build something they wanted but never had as product managers -- a simple way to understand and attack what truly drives product success. Our mission is to improve society's experience with software.
Come join one of the fastest-growing startups, supported by best-in-class institutions like Battery Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital and Meritech. Our culture is passionate, dynamic, and fun.
Job Description
The Scrum Master is responsible for coaching and guiding our existing development teams in the core practices of Agile methodology and Scrum. As a Scrum Master you will play a key role in the ongoing improvement of our Agile practices.
What you’ll do:
Coach and serve 1–3 Scrum teams by ensuring Scrum practices and removing impediments.
Organize and facilitate daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospectives, and backlog grooming sessions
Guide team in estimating practices and facilitate team estimates
Coach team(s) to become self-organized and able to hit commitments at high level of quality.
Foster an environment of continuous improvement and team empowerment so that our teams reach their full potential for productivity, engagement, and morale.
Measure, evaluate, and communicate team metrics
Support Product Manager with respect to priorities and scope
Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution among team members.
Qualifications
Who you are and what you possess:
Enthusiastic team player with outstanding organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills conducive to team development
Understanding of the fundamentals of software development processes and procedures
Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills
Strong knowledge and experience in facilitation, continuous improvement, empowerment, transparency and servant leadership
Knowledge of Agile approaches – Kanban, Scrum, XP, etc.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification preferred
A Bachelor’s or equivalent work experience
Additional Information
Why Pendo?
We are a passionate and fast-growing startup culture
You will gain experience in a diverse and exciting set of technologies and clients
You can enjoy frequent company and team-building events
We are located in the heart of Raleigh, one of the fastest growing cities in the Southeast.
Join our team and you will have a real impact on Pendo’s future and direction.
Benefits and Perks
Company Equity for the team
Health benefits 100% covered for your entire family. Dental, and vision benefits 100% covered for employee
401K
Open vacation policy
Free weekly lunches and fully stocked kitchen with drinks, goodies and balanced snacks
Free parking or monthly stipend for other modes of transportation (biking, walking, do you skate?)
Lots of company swag...hope you like pink!
Hear from our Pendozers on why it's so outstanding working at Pendo. http://content.pendo.io/vmxNJTWm38
Check out this video of our CEO Todd Olson speaking about Pendo. https://vimeo.com/110839413