Agile Project Manager - ScrumMaster

About SecurityScorecard

SecurityScorecard makes the world a safer place by transforming the way companies understand, improve and communicate this ever-present threat of cybersecurity risk to audiences who need to know now. As the global leader in cybersecurity ratings with more than 12 million continuously rated organizations, we are backed by world-class investors including Evolution Equity Partners, Silver Lake Partners, Sequoia Capital, GV, Riverwood Capital, and others. SecurityScorecard's patented rating technology is used by more than 30,000 organizations for enterprise and third-party risk management, board reporting, due diligence, cyber insurance underwriting, and regulatory oversight. For more information on how we change the world, visit securityscorecard.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

We are a remote-first company with more than 500 employees around the world. Our culture has helped us be recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace" and one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in NY for multiple years in a row. 

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Agile Project Manager - ScrumMaster

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Agile Project Manager for our Growth Acquisition and Growth Conversion teams; two fast-moving teams that drive all product-led growth initiatives at SecurityScorecard.  In this role, you will be responsible for leveraging agile scrum methodologies to improve productivity, predictability, and our ability to deliver value every two weeks.

Role Highlights

Expertly run all Sprint Ceremonies for the Growth Acquisition and Growth Conversion teams

• Running Sprint Planning and Daily Standup

• Running Sprint Review and documenting corrective behaviors into an improvement backlog

• Running and Documenting Sprint Retrospectives

• Preparing the team for Company-wide Sprint Demos

Improve team effectiveness by helping the Product Manager maintain the Product Backlog & Release (GTM) Plan:

• Facilitating the prioritization of the Product Backlog (aka “Grooming”)

• Helping to make sure requirements and desires from stakeholders and customers are captured in the Product Backlog

• Keeping the Product Backlog to a manageable size, organizing backlog items into appropriate releases or priority groups

• Facilitating the translation of requirements into User Stories

• Reviewing with the Product Manager if the release targets still match reality during Sprint Review, reviewing burndown charts, and scope shifts

Improving Team Collaboration:

• Creating the working environment in which the team is in a state of flow

• Encouraging team members to hold each other accountable to high standards and challenge each other to grow

• Creating a psychologically safe environment in which the team is comfortable discussing any issues or opportunities

• Facilitating discussions around capacity for tech debt repayment as part of the definition of done, gradually improving the code over time

• Helping the team with work breakdown and Story Point estimation (and techniques to improve estimation)

• Shielding the team and their artifacts from external interruptions that may impede team internal transparency and self-management

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as an Agile Project Manager or ScrumMaster in a remote environment

• ScrumMaster Certification required

• Experience managing highly technical cross functional teams

• Deep Experience with Jira and Confluence, writing JQL queries, Scrum board setup

• Expertise in leveraging Jira Reports such as the Velocity Chart, Cumulative Flow, and Control chart in improving team productivity

• Experience using data to create dashboards related to team progress, productivity etc.

• Experience with Google Drive, Slack, Zoom

Our Benefits 

• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, life, disability, and wellbeing benefits

• Tax advantaged accounts including HSAs and FSAs

• 401(k)

• Competitive salary

• New Parent Leave (after six months of employment)

• Flexible PTO

• Access to learning platform & company professional development events

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Company Wide Employee Monthly Wellness Day 

• Additional benefits including employee stock options, tuition reimbursement, EAP, and more

S[CORE]card Values

Solutions Focused: We identify problems then quickly shift to solutions.

Customer Centric: We are obsessed with making our customers happy.

One Scorecard:  We are one team that embraces diversity, fun and collaboration.

Resilient:  We persevere through obstacles.

Embody #SecurityDNA: We practice what we preach.

SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring and retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, and perspectives. We make hiring decisions based upon merit and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender (including pregnancy) gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, disability status or any other protected category in accordance with applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact talentacquisition@securityscorecard.io

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