They are currently in need of a Scrum Master who will be responsible for conducting and managing Agile activities of their largest web development team. The Scrum Master will be responsible for ensuring that scrum rules are followed and that scrum metrics are gathered in order to track team’s progress. In addition, the scrum master will be working very closely with the Product Owner establishing and enforcing sprint priorities and release delivery deadlines.

This can be structured as a long-term consulting role or a full-time opportunity depending on interest, with very handsome, competitive compensation available for the most qualified candidates. If interested, please contact Christian Free at (424) 208-5405, or by email at cfree@talener.com

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Organize and facilitate release planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, and sprint planning, demos and other Scrum related meetings

Track and communicate scrum metrics including team velocity and sprint/release progress

Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility

Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs.

Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practices

Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information

Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition

Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal

Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution

Empower the teams to self-organize

Improve the productivity of the teams in any way possible

Ensure the team strives to make each increment of functionality shippable

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of relevant education and experience
• Must be a Certified Scrum Master with 6+ years of technical project management and Scrum Master experience, Certified Scrum Master Practitioner and Certified Scrum Product Owner a plus
• Excellent team player and team builder
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a very dynamic, geographically distributed and timeline sensitive work environment
• Experience in a large public facing consumer site highly desirable
• Experience in an open source Java/SOA/CMS environment is highly desirable
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types
• Ability to understand technical issues at a high level
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention to detail

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:

•         2-5 years in the digital space/project management
•         1+ year of pharma experience
•         SDLC
•         Marketing/Advertising experience
•         2-5 years in the digital space/project management
•         Communication skills
•         Detailed oriented

TECHNOLOGY PLUSES:

•        Mobile experience
•         Experience working in an agency setting
•         Agile
•         PMP Certification
•         Degree in Computer Science or related field

This is a contract to hire position and it will pay, based on experience $40-50hr.

Local Candidates Only.  Applicants please send resumes to ksiembieda@talener.com.

They are in need of a well-seasoned Senior Interactive Producer to work in-house to manage various digital projects for their exclusive clientele, with a heavy emphasis on retail and fashion brands and e-commerce development. If you are seeking a fun, collaborative and creative work environment, as well as the opportunity to work alongside some of the sharpest and creative minds in the industry, then this might be a great fit for you! The primary focus of a Producer is to be a steward of idea amplification and execution. This Senior Producer will manage the execution and the vision of the creative idea, and will be dedicated to finding the best path to execute the work. 

Job Responsibilities:

Providing solutions to technical problems, providing alternative suggestions, sharing new and evolving options for deliverables, finding suitable production partners for ideas, and being able to understand the limitations and possibilities of the medium. Managing projects’ scopes, schedules, procurement and negotiations are also integral parts of this role. 

Requirements:

Candidates should ideally have strong background in complex e-commerce sites, content management, database management, usability and testing. They must be excellent communicators and efficient project managers that can assist in leading internal teams and clients though the development and delivery process. Over 3 years of demonstrated experience assisting with e-commerce engagements for Fortune 1000 companies would be ideal. Experience with developing, SOWs, knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, content management tools, and MS Project are essential. PMI certification a plus. Ability to think critically and conceptually about web design. Will report to the Executive Team directly. Experience in the realms of Apparel, Luxury, Travel and/or Retail is required. Spanish Language would be a plus.

This is a full-time role paying competitively based on candidates’ salary histories. If interested, please contact Christian Free at (424) 208-5405, or by email at cfree@talener.com