Scrum Master
Wolverine Worldwide is driven by a Vision to Make. Every Day. Better. for its consumers, partners, communities, and shareholders.
In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.
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The SCRUM Master manages all aspects of the global ecommerce digital product development process. Acting as the project point person, this role is responsible for delegating tasks appropriately and ensuring the team is working on the right tasks at the right time. Success in this role requires the coordination of simultaneous projects, partnership with all levels of the organization, independent thinking, and the consistent implementation of all Agile ceremonies. General responsibilities will include project definition and detailed planning, progress tracking (including budgets) and communication, problem resolution and project implementation.
Primary Duties:
Coordinates and activelyparticipatesin all aspects of global project management, includingscope and requirements definition, solution evaluation, vendor selection, resource planning, development of milestone schedules and key decision points, and communication planning and execution.
Leads the agile development process from ideation tolaunch;and,is accountable on a per-project basis to Project Sponsors, Business Owners, or other Senior Leadership Team members.
Implements and manages SCRUM ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, demos, and retrospectives to deliver projects consistently, efficiently, and driving continuous improvement.
Functions as a strategic consultant on projects; performs contingency planning and advises project stakeholders on observed risks, issues, or concerns.
Responsible for all aspects of progress tracking including detailed project plans, scope management, risk/issue identification and resolution, project budget oversight, and status reporting.
Leverages proven agile methods, processes, templates, and techniques to complete tasks.
Provides mentorship to corporate stakeholders on agile project management methods and practices. Maintains basic project management templates for use by lay project managers.
Assumes a lead role in process mapping exercises for the purpose of process improvement or problem identification and resolution.
Partners with product owners on the maintenance of global product backlogs. Ensures a minimum of two sprints worth of user stories are consistentlymaintainedin the team backlog.
Performs duties consistent with the company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.
Performs other duties as required/assigned bymanager.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Bachelor’s degree (or its foreign equivalent) in a Business discipline, Information Systems or related field or equivalent work experience; MBA a plus
2+ years’ project management experience, including multi-disciplinary project leadership
Certification in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum (PSPO/PSU), and/or Project Management Professional (PMP)stronglydesired.
Ability to lead others in formal and informal structures, including highly matrixed environments and ability to lead up and while alsooperatingas part of a team
Strong verbal and written communication, analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
Ability toestablishand maintain effective working relationships at all organizational levels both internally and externally
Ability to perform effectively in a rapidly changing environment
Working Conditions:
Normal office environment.
Wolverine Worldwide has a flexible, hybrid work schedule, with three days in office and two days remote.
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.
Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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