Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Scrum Master to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Agile principles and practices, with a proven track record of leading multiple teams in delivering business outcomes. As a Senior Scrum Master, you will facilitate the agile process, coach teams, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of business outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Agile Events: Organize and facilitate all agile events ensuring that the events are positive, productive, kept within the timebox and ensure teams follow the agile spirit and practice.
• Help the team focus on creating high-value increments that meet the definition of done.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Mentor the team members and explain to them using the agile methods, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Team Development: Help teams identify and remove impediments, promoting self-organization and accountability.
• Develop a strong understanding of the team’s strategy, goals, and processes to assist in delivering large scale solutions. Develop working relationships across functional areas and with all levels and location of the organization across geographic regions
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Product Owners & Managers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals and priorities. Prepare and present status of initiatives to the senior officials of the organization.
• Metrics and Reporting: Track and report on team performance metrics, using data to drive improvements and inform stakeholders. Understand at a high level the work being done and keep the JIRA board & Target Process updated accordingly.
• Agile Transformation: Lead initiatives to enhance agile adoption across the organization, including training and workshops.
• Conflict Resolution: Mediate conflicts within teams and between teams and stakeholders, ensuring a collaborative environment.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues, facilitating discussions to develop mitigation strategies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum, Kanban or other Agile framework.
• Proven experience leading multiple teams and managing complex projects
• Prior experience in the role of project manager preferred.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent certification; SAFe Scrum Master, Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) preferred
• Ability to travel up to 10% between sites

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum and Kanban.
• Proficient in agile project management tools (Target Process, JIRA and Confluence).
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Financial acumen to collaborate with a leadership and project coordinator regarding forecast and track vendor invoices and purchase orders.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is

$114,700.00 - $180,500.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Required Skills:

Agile Application Development, Agile Management, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Project Management, Agile Transformation, Asset Management, Benefits Management, Business, Business Performance Management, Coaching, Computer Science, Conflict Resolution, Driving Continuous Improvement, Management Process, Management System Development, Product Management, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Team Management

Preferred Skills:

Agile Framework

Job Posting End Date:

06/12/2025

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