Scrum Master

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What’s Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around.

The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States.

Holman – a Computerworld 2024 “Best Places to Work in IT” company - is hiring a Scrum Master, to help deliver innovative solutions that drive our business forward.
 

We are seeking a continuous improvement minded, data-driven, and collaborative Scrum Master to join our Product Management team within the IT organization. The ideal candidate will be a strong facilitator who understands the intent of agile frameworks and ceremonies, and will help the teams strengthen how we execute.
 

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate all Agile Ceremonies: Leading daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Responsible for ensuring they are effective, focused on teams’ needs.
• Agile Coaching: Mentor teams and individuals on Scrum and Agile best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability.
• Team Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with product owners, developers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment of project goals and deliverables. Encourage open communication, trust and accountability.
• Metrics and Reporting: Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) for Scrum teams, ensuring visibility into progress and helping teams improve their velocity, quality, and delivery.
• Facilitate Product Backlog Management: Assist Product Owners in managing the backlog and ensuring that items are well-defined, prioritized, and ready for the upcoming sprint.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement by guiding the team to reflect on processes and outcomes, identifying areas for enhancement, and driving incremental changes.
• Risk Management: Anticipate potential risks and challenges, and proactively work with teams to address them, minimizing the impact on delivery timelines and team morale.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring expectations are clear and that teams are aligned with project goals.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Education and/or Training:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Certification: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent Agile certifications (e.g., SAFe, Lean, Kanban).
• Agile Expertise: Deep understanding of Agile principles, Scrum framework, and other Agile methodologies (Kanban, Lean, etc.).
• Tools: Proficiency with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Proficient in various desktop tools including MS Office Programs (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint etc.)

Relevant Work Experience:

• 4-7 years’ experience as a Scrum Master, with a proven track record of successfully leading Scrum teams in delivering high-quality software products.
• Experience working with distributed or remote teams.
• Experience in scaling Agile practices in large or complex organizations.
• Familiarity with software development processes and practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing.

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At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits:

Regular Full-Time

We offer excellent benefits including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) with company match. Our time off benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. In addition, we offer paid pregnancy and parental leave, and supplemental paid military leave to eligible employees.

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Temporary or Part-Time

In geographic areas with statutory paid sick leave, part-time and temporary employees will receive a paid sick leave benefit that meets the mandated requirements.

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Pay:

Equal Opportunity Employment and Accommodations:

Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

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