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SalaryAt Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.
Pay Range: $44,031- 70,890 annually
Job Description: Your Piece of the Puzzle
As a Scrum Master II at NFM you will provide leadership, support, and guidance to IT teams in a manner consistent with Agile beliefs and principles. You will effectively facilitate Agile ceremonies and act as an Agile coach to lead team(s) that are working on IT project(s) that are small, medium, or large in size, complexity and impact. All while being a servant leader who serves the needs of team members such that team members grow both personally and professionally.
This is a remote position requiring the candidate to reside in NE, IA, MO, KS or TX.
Job Duties: A Day in the Life
- Lead: By influence, have team members step outside their comfort zones to learn new skills, take on new responsibilities, etc. to grow personally and professionally
- Teach: Coach team members in Agile processes (Scrum, Kanban, IP, TDD), to be self-organizing, to be cross-functional, and to move toward an Agile mindset
- Organize: Daily Stand-Up – team is self-organizing, safe to call out impediments, team members talk to one another, team determine what they will get done
- Collaborate: Effective facilitation of Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, Sprint Retrospective, Sprint Review, Scrum of Scrums, and Sprint Execution
- Create: Experimentation mindset – learning new techniques, finding ways to try them and having a positive attitude towards mistakes (learning opportunities)
Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?
- Associate’s Degree in Information Systems or related field required (Bachelor’s Degree preferred)
- One Agile certification (CSM, CSP, PMI-ACP, CSPO, CSP) preferred
- 4+ years of IT or NFM experience or have achieved a technical certification or developed a unique skill set - required
- Knowledge of several Agile Frameworks required
- 3+ years as a project leader / team member on multiple projects and projects of medium or greater size, complexity and impact - required
- Strong problem solving / analytical skills - required
- Knowledge of the software development processes and methodologies - required
- Knowledge of Internet software, Spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software required
- Available to provide on-call support 24 hours per day, 7 days a week as needed
- Ability to work night, weekend and/or early morning hours based on business needs
- Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, criminal background check
Benefits: What’s in It for You?
As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:
- Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
- Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
- Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
- Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
- Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
- Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
- Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
- Paid community volunteer opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option
