Agile Facilitator (Scrum Master), Los Angeles, CA

Why Work at Grindr?

Grindr is among the top highest grossing apps in the iOS App Store and boasts some of the most engaged users across all social networking apps. We offer a constantly evolving, agile startup environment that enables and rewards innovation, teamwork, and diligence.

Situated right in the heart of West Hollywood, we're the No. 1 location-based mobile social app on the market, and we cater to a massive user base of 3 million daily active users in every country in the world. Since our inception in 2009, we've been dedicated to finding new and better ways to connect people using mobile technology.

We offer a lot of perks and a collaborative office filled with healthy snacks and friendly people. 

Summary

The Grindr team is looking for a Scrum Master; this person is a servant leader and a key member of the Engineering Division. The Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating Scrum and other Agile practices within the Scrum Teams he/she is associated with. The Scrum Master will report directly to the Director of Program Management and will serve in a client facing role as a Scrum Master for Scrum Teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum and other Agile practices within Scrum teams
• Collaborate directly with Scrum teams to coach and guide them on the mechanics of Agile methods to achieve optimal team effectiveness
• Expose technology teams to the latest innovative thinking and ideas from the Agile community to increase Agility
• Work with stakeholders to remove impediments by either directly resolving them yourself, guiding the team to remove them, or by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment quickly that block the teams’ ability to achieve sustainable increases in velocity.
• Facilitate teams’ understanding on internal/external Agile tools to enhance team collaboration
• Work with Product Owner and members of the sprint teams to ensure grooming of product backlog
• Facilitate open discussions, difficult discussions, effective decision making, as well as the smooth operation and interaction, cross-functionally
• Contribute to the resolution of both technical and non-technical operational issues
  

Requirements 

• Experience with various Agile frameworks, test driven development and pair programming as well as continuous integration/continuous delivery
• 8+ years of experience including 3-5 years of work experience as a Scrum Master
• Experience as a software developer
• Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Hands-on with JIRA or any other similar tool
• Proficient skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, empathy, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increased transparency
• The ability to distinguish between what Agile is and what Agile is not; must be able to go beyond merely “what we did at Company X” and will realize the full potential, empowerment, discipline and flexibility of the Agile frameworks
• Superior communication, mentoring, and presentation skills

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience facilitating multiple Agile teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.)
• Experience in the mobile app development space
• Track record of continued and recent Agile education including training, conferences, user groups, self-study, etc.
• Previous experience as a collaborative leader in a (preferably technical) role other than Scrum Master or Scrum Product Owner

Benefits & Perks

• 100% covered medical and dental insurance
• Unlimited sick policy
• Competitive Salaries
• 401(k)
• Catered daily lunch
• Stocked kitchen
• Free on-site parking
• Casual dress environment

Grindr is an equal opportunity employer

*Recruiting firms that submit resumes to Grindr without first entering into a written contract will not be entitled to any compensation on candidates referred by that firm.