Scrum Master

Lowe s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Bengaluru, Lowe s India develops innovative technology products and solutions and delivers business capabilities to provide the best omnichannel experience for Lowe s customers. Lowe s India employs over 4,200 associates across technology, analytics, merchandising, supply chain, marketing, finance and accounting, product management and shared services. Lowe s India actively supports the communities it serves through programs focused on skill-building, sustainability and safe homes. For more information, visit, www.lowes.co.in .

Job Summary
The primary purpose of this role is to guide 1-2 delivery teams through Agile and Scrum practices to deliver quality software solutions.

This role performs all scrum master duties including (but not limited to): facilitating Agile team ceremonies, conducting Agile training and continuous improvement workshops, removing and escalating impediments, helping the team self-organize and remain focused on the right priorities, and facilitating actionable process improvement discussions to optimize quality, reliability, predictability and output.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)

4-7 yrs of experience

2 years of IT or related business experience

2 year of experience providing project, product, or team leadership

2-3 year of experience performing the Scrum Master role for a software development team

2 years of experience working in a large matrixed organization

2-3 year of experience with Agile methodologies (Kanban, TDD, etc.) and toolsets (Atlassian suite, etc.)

First level Scrum Master Certification (CSM) or SAFe Scrum Master Certification or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) or PSM Certification(s)

Knowledge of Agile Tooling such as JIRA, Rally, VersionOne, etc.

Preferred Qualifications
Masters Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
3 years of experience in a software development team
1 year of corporate retail experience
Knowledge of Agile Project Management fundamentals as defined by the Project Management Institute in the Project Management Body of Knowledge or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Second level Scrum Master Certification (CSP)
ICAgile Certified Expert Agile Coach certification
Experience working with distributed US and Global teams

Lowes is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.