Job Opportunity: Project Manager (SCRUM Master) at HomeNet, Inc.

by Andy Warner on December 9, 2008

The economy and opportunities are quite challenging right now.

Here is an opportunity for someone. Let me know if you are interested and I will connect you with the right person.
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Company: HomeNet, Inc.
Job Title: Project Manager (SCRUM Master)
Company Description: Founded in 1996, HomeNet’s proprietary Get. Edit. Deliver. technology distributes enhanced vehicle inventory data for more than 15,000 automotive dealership locations throughout the United States and Canada. HomeNet’s signature solution, the Inventory Online (IOL) Vehicle Marketing Suite, is an industry-leading vehicle inventory management and marketing system. IOL’s suite of web-based applications helps dealers to efficiently manage their entire online inventory from one centralized location and to effortlessly distribute up-to-date vehicle advertisements to any online destination. IOL’s flexible design has also made it an indispensible tool for vendors serving dealership customers. IOL streamlines the inventory aggregation/enhancement process and can seamlessly adapt to work with nearly any business model. This enables companies to focus exclusively on marketing and supporting their own services, without diverting valuable resources into building/maintaining a complex inventory management system. As one of the most respected data aggregators in the industry, HomeNet has built successful partnerships with dozens of automotive industry leaders including: AutoTrader, Vehix, Mercedes-Benz USA, Carfax, and many more.
Job Description: Project Manager (SCRUM Master)
The Project Manager will enable successful project delivery through disciplined project management processes and close collaboration with the business partners, the project development team and the various IT functions. The Project Manager will be required to know or learn Client IT’s project and process methodology and to execute it within the established the Client and Client-IT organizational framework and oversight processes. We need a very strong Scrum Master (preferably Scrum Master Certified); someone that can lead the team through the project deliverables and adoption of Agile development.

Essential Job Duties:
• Lead various Agile development projects
• Be responsible for sprint planning and execution
• Be responsible for removal/escalation of impediments
• Serve as a mentor and coach to members of the sprint team
• Be responsible for reporting of risks, impediments, sprint, and release progress
• Mentor team members in various areas of Agile; serve as an Agile proponent throughout organization
• Lead teams in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
• Facilitate issue resolution
• Facilitate the team in identifying and managing interactivity dependencies within product development
• Facilitate the estimation of product back-log items
• Act as the focal point for project communications
• Conduct on-going project meetings
• Gather and disseminate project information on a regular basis (end of sprint summary report)
• Create an environment of team spirit
• Work with a Program Manager and other Scrum Masters to identify and address cross-project dependences
• Contribute to ongoing refinement of software development processes

Successful candidates will join a dynamic, fast-paced technology firm that is in the midst of an exciting growth period. HomeNet’s talented team develops and maintains a variety of web-based applications that support thousands of users throughout North America.[ad#cj-1][ad#cj-1][ad]

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