Company

Intrapreneurship is defined as creating from within, starting something from nothing. And it is at the heart of the people at Rightpoint. We are a values-led intrapreneurial organization. We’re driven by innovation, rooted in technology and relentlessly curious. We love the creativity involved in taking a blank screen and blinking cursor and making it something amazing. With intrapreneurship in our DNA, we’re able to move quickly to build unique, innovative customer experiences that evolve the way our clients do business. .

Are you someone who wants to create change in the way business is done? Do you want to work with inspired and like-minded intrapreneurs? Us too! We take our work very seriously, but we have fun doing it. And we’re searching for passionate, talented people to join the Rightpoint team.

Rightpoint is the largest independent customer experience agency with technology at our core, and 400 employees across 9 U.S. offices. We create seamless digital experiences driven by insight, strategy, technology and design -- and expanded mobile innovation and emerging technologies via Raizlabs. We serve more than 250 Fortune 1,000 companies with strategy, site design and development, content, CRM, commerce, BI and cloud infrastructure.

And the industry is taking notice:

• Crain's Chicago Fast Fifty of “Fastest Growing Companies,” 2014 - 2017
• "Top 100 Workplaces in Chicago" by the Chicago Tribune, 2014-2017
• EY Entrepreneur of The Year® Award, Co-founders Ross Freedman & Brad Schneider: 2015 Midwest Dual Finalists
• One of the "Most Promising Companies in America" by Forbes in 2014

WATCH THIS to learn more about Rightpoint and our culture:

https://www.rightpoint.com/careers

Scrum Master Job Description

Job Description

A Scrum Master at Rightpoint has well developed scrum management, project management, client partnering and leadership skills and has a proven track record managing multi-disciplinary teams delivering projects on time, on budget and to the client’s satisfaction. As a Scrum Master you will be working with teams to facilitate planning and execution of client projects through the full project lifecycle.   

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple scrum teams (1 – 2) as Scrum Master, collaborating with Product Owners, design, and development teams on project workflow
• Assist in communicating and mitigating cross-team dependencies to maintain team velocity
• Facilitate all necessary team meetings (sprint planning, daily standups, feedback meetings, sprint reviews/retrospectives, etc.)
• Collaborate with Scrum teams and Product Owners in developing sprint reports and workflows
• Drive the execution of projects and manage all project related requests with the client
• Manage and deliver quality projects on budget, on time, and on schedule
• Responsible for project scope, risks, schedule, budget, quality, and communication
• Create and manage project plans, status reports, risk assessment plans, change orders, resource needs etc
• Anticipate risks and obstacles, and address them with the team in a proactive manner
• Work closely with the Account Manager, communicate with clients and teams on an ongoing basis and ensure changing resource and project requirements are met and understood
• Accurately forecast revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization
• Effectively interact with the client project manager, product owners and other business users
• Leverage project knowledge and client relationships to assist in revenue growth within the account
• Facilitate communication between clients, 3rd party vendors and internal staff
• Participate in internal PMO programs including project retrospectives and internal process initiatives

We’re looking for a talented Scrum Master with strong experience, which usually includes:

• A four-year college education
• 3-6 years or more of Scrum Master and/or agile coaching experience
• Experience in the Scrum Master role for at least one year for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (plan, design, development, testing, and deployment) and have worked with both business and technology teams
• A background in content management systems, ecommerce, or other digital technologies
• Has provided agile training to clients and stakeholders
• Consulting experience a major plus
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) a plus
• Developed relationship management skills
• Ability to effectively negotiate and diplomatically manage conflict 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – you’re articulate, poised and convincing
• Willingness to travel as needed – you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas

Benefits and Perks at Rightpoint:

• PTO + Paid Holidays
• Casual Dress (when in the office; when at a client site, we need to mirror their dress code)
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Great Health Coverage
  • Medical – 4 plans to choose from!
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life/AD&D/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending (Dependent & Healthcare)
• Transportation/Parking Pre-Tax Benefits
• 401k with Company Matching
• Weekly Peapod Snack/Drink delivery
• Regular Happy Hours and social events including: Volunteering, Game Nights, Basketball, 5K runs, golf outings, team sports, etc.
• Catered Lunches Every Other Friday
• Open Office Environment
• Continuous Training, Certifications, and Learning Opportunities 

This is a full time, salaried position. For more information, visit www.rightpoint.com. Rightpoint is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

Rightpoint is an E-Verify employer.  E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that allows Rightpoint to verify the employment eligibility of our employees.  Based on the information provided by you on your Form I-9, Rightpoint will input that information into E-Verify which will confirm your information in DHS and Social Security Administration (SSA) databases.  Your continued employment with Rightpoint is contingent upon an “Employment Authorized” result for you from the E-Verify system

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U.S.. WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP AT THIS TIME