Technical Program Manager_Scrum

OPENTEXT 
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

Your Impact

We are seeking a Scrum Master professional with a strong Agile Scrum Practices background to join our Cloud Operations team. The person we hire into this role will work to apply best practices for timely deliveries, drive observability and provide executive reports. Team member will keep all the Stakeholders informed on the progress and impediments to the project.  As an integral part of Cloud Operations team, person will help assist Product Owner remove the roadblocks and clear the backlog.

What the role offers:

• Managing stakeholder’s communication, expectations, responsibilities, and project timelines
• Ensuring overall progress of assigned projects from inception to implementation
• Guiding the team in the use of agile scrum practices and values to get the most out of self-organization
• Facilitating sprint planning, scrums, demos, retrospectives, and cross-team meetings
• Identifying project risks and developing contingency plans
• Monitoring daily tasks and project assignments in progress, ensuring project schedule is being met
• Providing management with status reports detailing status and timelines throughout assigned project
• Removing impediments and maintaining relevant metrics to help the team understand their progress
• Creating Executive reports for Leadership reviews

What you need to succeed:

• Technical Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience in a Scrum Master role in the team that diligently applied Scrum principles and practices
• 5+ years of build and release experience
• 2+ years of program management experience
• Team player, self-starter, motivated to take ownership of projects and drive tasks to completion
• 5+ years of experience coordinating the activities of a distributed global team across multiple locations and time zones, including Europe and Asia

Desired Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to a wide range of stakeholders, including technical and managerial level
• Working knowledge of Jira 
• Ability to make decisions and resolve conflicts
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to mentor others
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• PMP and CSM certifications, a plus
• Experience with Reporting tools, a plus

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us athr@opentext.com. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.