Job Description

Scrum Master for Software Development

At Lexipol, our mission is to create safer communities and empower the individuals on the front lines with market-leading content and technology. Our top-notch team works closely with law enforcement, fire, EMS, corrections, and local government professionals to tailor our solutions to better address today’s challenges and keep first responders coming home safely at the end of each shift. 
 
Working at Lexipol means making a difference – day in and day out.
 
The Work

Serve the Engineering and Product Management teams to successfully manage our agile methodology to deliver business value iteratively. Emphasizing collaboration, adaptability, and transparency with Engineering and Product Management to achieve high-quality software solutions. 
 
As a Scrum Master, you will play a vital role in facilitating the scrum process and ensuring the team's success in delivering high-quality software products. You will work closely with members of cross-functional teams such as software development managers, developers, QA, product owners, and other stakeholders, to drive efficiency, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This role requires strong leadership skills, influencing behaviors, excellent communication abilities, and a deep understanding of agile methodologies. This is a remote position.
 
This is done through working in these areas of focus:

Facilitate Agile Process (30%): 

 

• Act as a servant-leader for software development teams, guiding and coaching them in adopting and implementing agile principles and scrum practices. 
• Facilitate daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure effective communication, collaboration, and progress tracking. 
• Foster a collaborative environment that promotes commitment, predictability, transparency, self-organization, and accountability.
• Assist software development managers in providing visibility into the team's velocity, sprint burndown, and other relevant metrics to enable data-driven decision-making and identify areas for improvement. 
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and visibility into the team's work and progress. These updates are in various forms based on the audience to include written, verbal, presentation, and dashboard.

Agile Process Management (25%): 

 

• Ensure the team adheres to scrum practices and processes and continuously improves them as needed. 
• Coach the team on agile techniques and encourage adherence to agile engineering practices, such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within the team. Identify opportunities for process enhancement, and work with the team to implement appropriate changes. 
• Actively seek feedback and apply lessons learned from previous sprints to drive iterative improvement.

Team Support (20%): 

 

• Support the scrum team in achieving their objectives by removing obstacles or impediments hindering progress and help them make decisions autonomously. 
• Help the team maintain focus and ensure adherence to scrum ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Collaboration and Communication (15%): 

 

• Facilitate meetings to promote understanding, alignment, and decision-making. 
• Act as a mediator in resolving conflicts and promoting a positive team culture.

Project Management Leadership (10%):

 

• Drive timely completion of projects through meeting project milestones and effective management of risk.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration between the entire project team, key stakeholders, and other cross-functional team members.
• Leverage influencing skills to gain buy-in and commitments from all stakeholders.
• Conflict management 
• Highly skilled at developing trust and rapport and re-establishing any breaks in rapport rapidly.

Requirements: To be considered for this role, you will have this experience:

 

• Deep understanding of Agile principles, practices, and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability and desire to influence not only your team but larger company systems.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams, promote collaboration, and resolve conflicts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on driving results and delivering high-quality products.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, work well under pressure, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies, tools, and technologies.
• Proficiency in using project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Office 365).

Preferred Experience:

 

• 3-5+ year experience working as a Scrum Master on software development teams.
• BA degree in related field preferable.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent (PSM). PMP desirable.

Target Outcomes/ Target Results 

 

• Provide ongoing support for project teams by removing impediments and assisting the team in maintaining responsibility to the agile methodology.
• Ensure consistent and predictable delivery of business value through repetitive completion of scrum process.
• Maintain and assist in providing performance KPIs for the scrum teams that represents continued improvement of the scrum process.

Employee Value Proposition

 

• The engineering team is a high performing team focused on supporting the public safety professionals through delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• The workload and commitment of our team is best suited to individuals looking for high-paced and challenging projects who can parse out their priorities and enjoy overcoming the challenges encountered along the way.
• Full time remote position with opportunity to join cross functional meetings at our home office.
• We strive to provide a professional, ethical, and collaborative environment that is largely a remote workforce. Video conference is standard practice.
• This position mostly has predictable weekday work hours with occasional extended workdays.
• With focus on continuous improvement, there are many opportunities to be creative and to make a difference in how we optimize our processes.
• The engineering team is committed to staff growth and development and Lexipol offers many avenues to pursue.
• The Project Manager / Scrum Master will receive regular weekly check-in meetings with the Director of Program Management with an emphasis on process improvement, coaching, and turning ideas into results.

The Environment

Our team is highly productive and works with urgency every day to provide the expected high-quality software solutions to our public safety professionals. Individuals who seek out additional responsibilities and have an action-oriented mindset thrive on this team. We celebrate our success, give praise, want to learn from one another, and are dedicated to each member of the team maximizing their potential.

This is a role with high visibility across the organization including C-Suite interaction and communications.  This role reports to the Director of Program Management who understands the engineering organization and other internal business organizations that support the engineering team. Committed to building partnerships, generating ideas, making continuous improvements, refining processes, and supporting the success of each team we interact with.
 
Duties listed are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive; other duties may be assigned. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.
 
Compensation and Benefits

Lexipol offers a competitive base salary, monthly, quarterly, or annual incentive and a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with Company match and a flexible paid time off plan.

Target Base salary range is $100k- $115k + annual performance-based bonus.
 
About Lexipol

Lexipol empowers first responders and public servants to best meet the needs of their residents safely and responsibly. We are experts in policy, training and wellness support, committed to improving the quality of life for all community members. Our solutions include state-specific policies, online learning, behavioral health resources, grant assistance, and industry news and information offered through the websites Police1, FireRescue1, EMS1, Corrections1 and Gov1. Lexipol serves more than 2 million public safety and government professionals in over 12,000 agencies and municipalities. For additional information, visit
 
Lexipol Is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Lexipol, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other non-job-related characteristic. Lexipol complies with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

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