Scrum Master, Data & Analytics 1107 views

Stanley Black and Decker (SBD) is committed to deep and ongoing investment in Data & Analytics capability. SBD believes that advanced analytics using massive data, while already important to our business, will increasingly become fundamental – even transformational – to the value we deliver to our customers and shareholders.
SBD is seeking a Scrum master / Project Manager who will be responsible for managing different internal and external projects within the SBD Data & Analytics Organization.

Essential Job Functions

• Work as Scrum master, project manager and BI expert for multiple projects
• Responsible for running sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint review/ retrospective, daily standups, and release planning meetings.
• Emphasis is on end-to-end delivery of analysis and guiding junior staff
• Contribute to how analytical approach is structured for specification of analysis
• Contribute insights from conclusions of analysis that integrate with initial hypothesis and business objective. Independently address complex problems
• Facilitate discussions, decision making and conflict resolutions among stakeholders and team members.
• Quickly remove obstacles or escalate appropriately to leadership to ensure on track delivery of projects.
• Guide and coach the team(s) on how to get the most out of self-organization.
• Communicate with team members, stakeholders and management on project updates and roadmaps.
• Prepare and present project updates to customers, ensuring close communication
• Participate in design of analysis and modelling approach with managers and data scientists
• Work with and support other team members, management, and partners

Essential Skills & Experience

• 5+ years business experience as a Scrum Master for a software development or data analytics team.
• Experience as a project manager for a software development or data analytics team.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodology and tools (e.g., JIRA, Kanban boards, etc.)
• Ability to drive effective teamwork with internal and external teams to maintain and improve velocity.
• Ability to manage large team of 8-10 members in agile based project execution
• Experience on teams working with Big Data, Cloud computing and open source tools (Hadoop, AWS) highly preferred.
• Experience on teams with a BI / Reporting functionality
• Understand fundamentals of software development processes and procedures
• Natural curiosity and a strong passion for empirical research, deep interest in complex problem solving
• Strong written and verbal communications skills; comfortable communicating with senior levels of both business and technology leadership

Competencies

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in economics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, operations research or related areas is preferred; candidates with BA/BS degrees from the top tier academic institutions are also welcome to apply

Requisition Number
62314BR
Business
US – Corporate
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