SCRUM MASTER

Job Title: Scrum Master
Work Location: Miami/Remote
Division/Department: Product Development

Reports to: Director of Product Development

• Full-time
• Part-time
• Exempt
• Nonexempt

Park Street Mission
To help emerging and established alcoholic beverage companies and industry stakeholders build and manage successful businesses by providing innovative solutions and exceptional service.
About Us
Park Street is a leader in cloud-native software solutions and technology-enabled back-office services for alcoholic beverage companies around the world.
The company’s software solutions include, among others, tools for business management, real-time performance tracking, freight and logistics management, and regulatory compliance. Park Street’s technology-enabled services, coupled with its extensive license infrastructure and industry expertise, provide an efficient, transparent, and scalable operating platform for the import and distribution of alcoholic beverages within a fully compliant regulatory framework. The company manages transactions and the related flow of goods to and from over 120 countries.
Park Street was founded in 2003 by McKinsey & Company alumni and is led by a cohesive team of professionals with deep sector experience. Park Street team members share a commitment to integrity, innovation, and achieving successful outcomes for all stakeholders. The company values developing talent, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth, and rewarding achievement.
Park Street offers fully-remote, hybrid, and in-office professional opportunities.
The company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Job Description
As a Scrum Master, you will be the primary interface between the key internal stakeholders and developers of one or more applications, which involves active engagement in ensuring the sprint goals are met. You will be responsible for managing the accuracy of Sprint metrics in order to have transparency, accountability, and other metrics associated with scrum. The Scrum Master will actively participate in the day to day activities of the development team.
Job Responsibilities
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Liaison & Communicator

• Act as a fully integrated team member
• Responsible for facilitating Scrum standups, Sprint planning, & retrospective meetings.
• Ability to forecast deliverables possible in a Sprint based on evidence, and history of team’s execution.
• Provide leadership and manage expectations to ensure the Sprint goals are met. S/he can coach individuals and interactions over processes & tools.
• Ensure Sprint metrics are maintained and accurate
• Address impediments and/or delays related to the Sprint and releases
• Maintain visible, vocal and objective engagement with all stakeholders, including the development team
• Communicates work in progress and upcoming work to key stakeholders
• Create, maintain and update documentation for our Scrum processes
• Ensure developers are following the Scrum SOP’s
• Training of developers and product owners on our Scrum SOP’s
• Ensuring the PO’s are creating stories correctly and stories are well defined prior to sprint planning
• Maintain the tools used for our scrum process (Jira, Confluence)
• Work with Management to prioritize and sequence the backlog according to business value or ROI
• Participate with team(s) in the backlog grooming process and user story estimates and ensure the team(s) are being accurate with their estimations and are meeting their goals
• Participate in planning meetings, reviews and retrospectives.
• Prioritizes the product backlog and coordinates with stakeholders including the Business owner, Management, and the team to deliver maximum value and quality to the market
• Works with the Scrum team, and Product Owners on release planning
• Works with other Product Owners to ensure dependencies are prioritized appropriately across teams

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity and approaches problem solving, teamwork, and innovation with a positive attitude. Must possess strong coaching skills and the ability to motivate teams and individuals around a common vision of product development excellence.

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• At least 2 years of demonstrated relevant experience working in Agile teams
• Proven success in delivering software with Agile Scrum methodologies
• Proven writing skills including the ability to write concisely and clearly for different audiences
• Experience with Jira (Workflows, Transitions, Screens, Projects, etc.)
• Experience with Confluence
• Experience in developing and enforcing Scrum SOP’s
• Proven experience in steering developers and product owners in order to meet sprint goals
• Scrum Understanding of the Software Development life Cycle (SDLC)
• Effective communication skills at all levels
• Scrum Master Certification
• Presentation and effective reporting
• Negotiation skills
• Conflict management

The position is only for committed professionals with a positive disposition and a solid personal and professional reputation. References required. Must be authorized to work in the USA.
References required
Physical Requirements:
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Must be able to sit for extended hours within the day

• Must be able to talk, listen, and speak clearly on the telephone

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