Sr. Scrum Lead

Posted 5 Days Ago
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Los Angeles, CA
Hybrid
110K-140K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment
NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.
The Role
The Sr. Scrum Lead at NBCUniversal is responsible for guiding teams in agile methodologies, improving collaboration, and removing impediments. They will assess team maturity, coach teams in various agile frameworks, and foster a creative and committed team environment, while also facilitating agile ceremonies and enhancing project management processes.
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Company Description
NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.
Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal's commitment and how we are making an impact.
Job Description
We are seeking a Sr. Scrum Lead who will join the NBCU Operations & Technology organization. As Sr. Scrum Lead, you are adept at guiding and coaching teams in the effective adoption and use of agile methodologies and practices, while championing agile values, principles, and mindset. The Sr. Scrum Lead will partner with Engineering, Product, and stakeholders to remove impediments, improve cross-team collaboration, and coach teams toward effective ways of working.
The right person for this role is passionate about facilitating the adoption and maturity of agile practices for a group of squads who develop and maintain multiple applications. A Sr Scrum Lead is responsible for championing healthy team dynamics which increase creativity, commitment, collaboration and continuous improvement. In this role, you will be expected to proactively assess team maturity via dysfunction mapping, analysis, and solutioning to improve overall organizational ways of working.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience required
  • 5+ years of experience in a role demonstrating strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills
  • 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Lead, or as a member of a high-performing Scrum Team
  • Skilled in assessing team and organizational maturity of agile capabilities & practices via problem analysis and proactive remediation
  • Expertise in coaching teams to achieve higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
  • Experienced in coaching & adoption of various agile methodologies and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), Lean, and XP
  • Experienced in designing processes for new agile teams and projects, including documenting and training peers and leaders to effectively utilize new ways of working
  • Skilled in teaching agile techniques such as user stories & user story mapping, CI/CD pipelines, TDD, pair programming, and designing & facilitating agile technique workshops
  • Expertise in the SDLC process with a focus on scoping, iteration planning, roadmaps, release management, and estimation techniques
  • Ability to effectively & creatively facilitate agile ceremonies, such as daily stand ups, sprint planning, sprint review, and retrospective meetings
  • Ability to achieve specific milestones through data-driven forecasting for deliverables within an iteration, including tracking and removing any impediments to team productivity
  • Ability to assist with internal and external communication of team progress, opportunities, and challenges, leading to improved organizational transparency and advocacy for continuous improvement efforts
  • An influential servant leader who is skilled in providing feedback to teams, individual contributors, and leaders
  • Skillfully adaptive in approach and communication style to fit varying contexts and situational needs
  • Experienced with Atlassian project management tools (Jira, Confluence) and / or similar work management tools


Desired Characteristics:

  • Knowledgeable and passionate about platform application development and internal systems development
  • Deep understanding and emphasis on fostering psychological safety in team environments by utilizing teaching techniques that support diverse learning styles
  • Expert in dysfunction mapping, systems thinking, team topologies, and organizational change management
  • Experience in scaling processes and ways of working during periods of intense organizational growth and change
  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, and / or Scrum Developer
  • Certified SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Practitioner who can teach concepts such as PI (Program Increment) Planning and ART (Agile Release Train)


Additional Requirements:

  • Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee's residence.


This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary range: $110,000 - $140,000
We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].

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50,000 Employees
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Year Founded: 1910

What We Do

From film, television, news, theme parks, interactive media, and streaming, our people are at the center of it all. ​Here, we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution, imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. ​

Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film, television and streaming brands.

Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data, building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system.

Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure, elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers, consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design, build and architect your career, we have the culture to make sure you’re supported.

Here you can work and still live your best life!

We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact, here you can.

Why Work With Us

For us, it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating, always solving and always ahead of competition.

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