Scrum Master - Digital Experiences (DX)

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You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In your role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to log on!

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About You

In today's rapidly changing technology landscape, agile methodologies and efficient project management are crucial for delivering outstanding digital solutions. Our organization is committed to enhancing our project delivery processes through the adoption and refinement of agile methodologies, spearheaded by the strategic role of a Scrum Master. 

We are currently seeking a visionary leader to drive this transformation as our Scrum Master. This role goes beyond conventional project management; it is an opportunity to be at the forefront of our operational excellence and agile practice implementation. The selected candidate will be pivotal in guiding the adoption of Scrum across our project teams, ensuring agile practices are understood, enacted, and sustained. This entails coaching teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, and ensuring a collaborative work environment tailored to delivering high-value projects efficiently and effectively. 

This position requires a person who excels in complex, fast-paced environments and is deeply committed to nurturing powerful team dynamics and stakeholder relationships. Your role will be critical in promoting a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and high performance. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Scrum methodologies and a proven track record in leading diverse teams towards the successful execution of technology projects. This person is a facilitator at heart, dedicated to empowering the team by fostering an open, transparent, and respectful environment. Thriving on teamwork and innovation, this leader will ensure that agile practices are seamlessly integrated into our projects, enhancing our responsiveness and success in meeting business goals. 

By emphasizing adaptive leadership and a people-centric approach, this role is key to enhancing our project delivery capabilities, making our processes more efficient, effective, and aligned with the strategic needs of our clients and teams. 
 
North America segment has an amazing opportunity to continue leading the market, and DTS is poised to deliver compelling and robust digital capabilities, products, and solutions to support it. This role will have substantial influence in this endeavor.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Guide strategic cross-functional Global Strategic priority teams through agile practices and tools. 

• Connect agile values to compass ways of working in tangible actions that the team can learn, practice, and eventually mature on. 

• Organize and facilitate all scrum related meetings (stand-ups, retrospectives, reviews, demos, etc.). 

• Monitors team backlog daily and ensure it accurately reflects the current state of the sprint. 

• Works with product owners and stakeholders to refine vision and establish goals and metrics. 

• Act as an agile ambassador in sessions across the organization like communities of practice, and leadership forums. 

• Oversee the integration and use of Azure DevOps tools within project teams to optimize collaboration, code management, and CI/CD pipelines. 

• Develop and manage dashboards in Azure DevOps to provide real-time insights into project metrics and performance. 

• Ensure configuration and maintenance of Azure DevOps environments to support agile project management and team workflows. 

• Facilitate the adoption of Azure DevOps features among the team, ensuring they are leveraged to enhance project transparency and delivery efficiency. 

• Collaborate with IT and development teams to ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of the Azure DevOps setup. 

Key Qualifications and Experiences: 

• Bachelor’s degree minimum: Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, demonstrating a foundational academic background which supports analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. 

• 6+ years of experience leading both Scrum and Kanban Agile Teams: Extensive hands-on experience in managing and leading teams using Scrum and Kanban methodologies, indicating a deep understanding of different agile practices and the ability to apply them effectively in various project settings. 

• Current professional certification in Agile Methodologies (RTE, Scrum Master) from a recognized Agile certifier: Holds up-to-date professional certifications such as Release Train Engineer or Certified Scrum Master, ensuring knowledge of the latest agile methodologies and practices. 

• Stakeholder Management, Negotiation & Communication Skills: Strong skills in managing stakeholders, negotiating, and communicating effectively across all levels of the organization to manage expectations and align project objectives with business goals. 

• ADO experience: Experienced in using and setting up Azure DevOps (ADO) tools for managing projects, demonstrating proficiency in leveraging these platforms for agile project tracking and management. 

• Ability to work in a virtual team which may work across cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, and may extend outside the organization including suppliers, partners, and customers: Capable of effectively collaborating in a diverse, virtual environment that includes working with teams spread across different geographical locations and organizational boundaries. 

• Verbal and written fluency in English is required: Must have excellent command of the English language, both spoken and written, to ensure clear and effective communication in a global business setting. 

• Experience working in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) practices: Familiarity or experience with SAFe practices, enhancing the capability to scale agile across larger, more complex projects. 

• Preferred: Scrum Master with experience in a website environment.”

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

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For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact E-Mail schreiben for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact E-Mail schreiben for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s