Agile Scrum Project Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Hybrid role 3X a week in office in Memphis, TN or Elk Grove, CA; no remote capabilities

Position Summary: 

We are looking for an inspiring Manager who will be responsible for the Agile Scrum Masters and Project Managers. This role has the following key responsibilities: lead our team of Agile Scrum Masters, lead our team of Project Managers and serve as the Scrum Master for one of our Scrum teams or serve as a Project Manager for a key initiative. In this role, you drive the implementation, refinement and use of best practices. You will work with teams to ensure timely and high-quality product and solution releases. As a manager of six to eight direct reports, you will coach and develop your team, enhancing our overall performance, processes and team collaboration.

Position Responsibilities - Other duties may be assigned:

• Coach, develop and manage the Scrum Masters and Project Managers.
• Serve as a Scrum Master or Project Manager for at least one team in the organization.
• Ensure that Scrum Masters are guiding their teams to effectively meet their delivery commitments, helping their teams to improve sprint over sprint, removing obstacles to the delivery process and providing full transparency to the team's status, velocity and predictability.
• Coach, develop and manage team members.
• Implement, foster and support best practices in Agile Scrum.
• Act as Agile mentor/coach to the leadership, Scrum teams and direct reports.
• Ensure Project Managers are effectively serving the organization to help drive critical initiatives and contribute to a successful outcome.
• Implement, foster and support best practices in Project Management.
• Ensure team members are consistently driving their teams to rely on best practices for delivering the expected outcomes.
• Perform Scrum Master or Project Manager responsibilities in absence of an assigned resource.
• Create consistent planning, tracking, and reporting practices among teams, so that there is full transparency of Scrum team performance and project statuses for leadership and stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of collaboration through your leadership and the contributions of the Project Managers and Scrum Masters.
• Drive consistent use of best practices in the Agile Scrum and Project Management disciplines.
• Inspire your direct reports and the teams to focus on incremental improvements in their performance and the processes used.
• Consistently produce high-quality deliverables in a timely manner, self-assigning dates/times for delivery and meeting delivery due dates.
• Ensure that all Scrum teams are practicing the same Scrum framework and foundational guidelines in their sprints, leaving room for their self-management through their specific team agreements.
• Create comprehensive, clear and accurate documentation.
• Serve in whatever capacity needed to help the teams succeed and ensure a positive outcome based on the team's objectives/goals.
• Ability to successfully deliver with geographically distributed Scrum teams.
• Demonstrate flexibility to adapt and pivot to changing organizational priorities.
• Consistently meet the values outlined in the AutoZone Pledge & Values.

Position Requirements: 

• BA/BS Bachelor's Degree
• 4+ years of project management experience with a focus on technology/software delivery
• 4+ years of Scrum Master experience with a focus on technology/software delivery
• 4+ years of professional experience with Jira, Confluence and SharePoint. 
• 3+ years of professional experience managing direct reports.
• Proven experience utilizing Agile methodologies.
• Expert level of understanding of the software development life cycle and extensive experience working with technical teams to deliver software products and technical solutions.
• Excellent facilitator and communicator, with ability to engage with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting change management efforts, with the ability to identify and analyze impacts for internal stakeholders affected by initiatives.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Professional Scrum Master I, II or III or Certified Team Coach (CTC - Scrum Alliance) preferred

The salary range for this position is $119,000 - $208,000. When extending an offer of employment, ALLDATA considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, company financials, as well as external market and organizational considerations.  ALLDATA values and is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.