Lead Scrum Master

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Findlay, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Scrum Master is a delivery role within the Digital Product Delivery Services group, focused on driving digital transformation across Marathon Petroleum Company (MPC). The role may support Refining IT or Corporate Functions IT, depending on the assigned business area. Acting as a servant leader and Agile coach, the Scrum Master guides teams in Agile practices and processes, facilitates team events, and supports delivery of business value. In Refining Digital, the role maintains a focus on continuously improving how technology enables the business. The Scrum Master works closely with Product Owners and product teams to align goals and objectives, remove impediments, and hold teams accountable for commitments and value delivery. The role supports multiple teams and teams-of-teams, coordinates dependencies and risks, assists with large-scale planning, and helps advance Agile adoption and maturity across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Business, another computer-related field, or equivalent experience.
Seven or more years of relevant Scrum Master experience.
Knowledge of Agile methodology and project management.
Clear and credible verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to listen and foster constructive dialogue.
Change management skills.
Conflict resolution skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and sensitivities.
A continuous improvement mindset and ability to identify and lead improvement and value-creation opportunities.
Data analysis skills, including evaluating organizational data and conducting statistical analyses.
Facilitation skills, particularly for meetings and processes requiring active participation.
Issue resolution skills, including addressing problems, decisions, and risks.
Leadership and mentoring skills, including influencing teams and transferring knowledge through guidance and hands-on experience.
Metrics reporting skills.
Risk management knowledge.
Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Team management skills, including organizing and managing diverse work groups or task forces.
Workflow optimization skills.

Responsibilities

Establish Agile practices, including Scrum or Kanban, for multiple teams and create effective environments for development and collaboration.
Oversee project or team schedules, tasks, and resource requirements; coach and facilitate resourcing decisions across multiple teams or teams-of-teams.
Coordinate delivery across Agile teams, Product Owners, delivery partners, and stakeholders; manage dependencies, support Program Increment (PI) planning, escalate delivery risks, and promote alignment with shared business objectives.
Partner with Release Train Engineers, Portfolio Managers, and external vendor teams to coordinate interdependencies during PI planning and align delivery with broader refining objectives.
Collaborate with Product Owners to improve backlog health, support story mapping, and streamline dependency management.
Communicate on behalf of large groups and teams-of-teams to leadership and strategic partners, and facilitate large-scale team events.
Guide planning routines and events for teams and teams-of-teams, supporting large-scale planning and goal-setting methods, role definition, and detailed timelines.
Identify ways to reduce risk through processes, procedures, or automation while upholding Agile principles, and share best practices across the organization.
Identify key stakeholders across teams or departments and build trusted partnerships around development, risk, and value.
Lead best practices in team documentation, share approaches across areas, and train and mentor Product Management and Product Owners.
Coach teams, teams-of-teams, and the organization in Agile and Scrum practices, including facilitating ceremonies, managing backlogs, partnering with product teams, and removing obstacles.
Develop an Agile maturity roadmap and provide ongoing coaching and support for Agile adoption.