Red Oak Technologies is a leading provider of comprehensive resourcing solutions across a variety of industries and sectors including IT, Marketing, Finance, Business Operations, Manufacturing and Engineering. We specialize in quickly acquiring and efficiently matching top-tier professional talent with clients in immediate need of highly skilled contract, permanent or project management based resources.
"NOTE: If selected for this position, you are required to perform ALL work onsite, based on the client's specified hybrid work schedule (currently onsite 3 days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)."
Scrum Master/Project Manager
Culver City, CA
Job Summary
The Scrum Master/Project Manager role maintains a strong awareness of the processes and systems utilized by all lines of business. This person is responsible for motivating the Product, Design and Development teams, tracking action items and alleviating any issues to enable to team to work efficiently and at maximum capacity. A blend of studio/entertainment business and technical acumen coupled with scrum master/project management discipline is critical to success in this role.
Key qualifications
Proactively take ownership in creating a structured environment for the the project team to thrive and deliver
Prior experience working with media production teams and understanding of their workflows and unique challenges is a must
Comprehensive understanding of marketplace solutions that support studio production workflows
Significant experience building, maintaining, and adjusting a complex project plan and roadmap with multiple dependencies
Experience with project scenario planning, proposing various implementation approaches based on multiple dependencies
Working knowledge of technical terminology in order to accurately capture action items and grasp implications and dependencies.
Understanding of global corporate business processes and their relationship to technology
Excellent problem solving abilities, embodying a self starter attitude and motivation to deliver
Communicates effectively with personnel at all levels (staff to executive)
Ability to create clear and concise presentations, turning complex concepts into digestible for clients
Hands-on experience managing large scale custom development technology projects
Effectively coordinates work and communication across disparate groups of individuals specifically development, design and product
Hands-on experience defining and documenting process flows
Establishes milestones and ensures all teams meet commitments and meet deadlines
Effectively navigates through complexities to create clear and defined paths
Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Able to quickly adapt to new technical and functional concepts
Agile, Jira Experience and Scrum Lead / Master Experience
Excellent communication and facilitation skills
Ability to foster team communication, drive sprint and releases, remove impediments
Duties and Responsibilities
Serve as the Scrum Lead for agile teams, facilitating all Scrum ceremonies and ensuring adherence to agile principles
Collaborate with Product Owners, Development Teams, and other stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables
Ensure the successful planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of projects, identifying and mitigating risks and issues as they arise
Track and remove obstacles that prevent the team from providing business value
Tracking and monitoring daily tasks of all teams to ensure it aligns with timeline and priorities
Track and follow-up on all action items and blockers which arose from meetings or discussions to ensure they are implemented or addressed.
Lead and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Communicate and re-communicate project vision
Facilitate planning and execution management sessions across technical and functional teams
Responsible for facilitating and conducting all scrum events including, standup, backlog refinement, sprint refinement, sprint planning, sprint demos, retrospective, quarterly planning.
Document and maintain a detailed project plan, coordinating with the relevant stakeholders to solicit updates
Identify, document and manage project plan related issues and risks, including facilitating mitigation discussions and/or creating documentation for escalation purposes as necessary
Coordinate with the Product Manager and delivery teams to understand overall roadmap priorities and ensure detailed execution plans align with these priorities; highlight conflicts or gaps to enable resolution
Create and manage the weekly status reporting for executive stakeholders and senior leadership
Evaluate options against a variety of factors and recommend long and short term strategies
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of trends and best practices
Create and communicate deployment schedules of new system features to relevant stakeholders
Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of agile practices within the organization.
Provide guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
Collaborate with technical leads and architects to ensure alignment with technical strategies and standards.
Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and understanding of project requirements.
Education/Experience
BA/BS degree or equivalent preferred
Entertainment workflow familiarity preferred
10 years related experience
Blend of studio/entertainment business and technical acumen coupled with scrum master/project management discipline is critical to success in this role.
PMP or other Project Management or Scrum Lead Certification a plus
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