Work onsite with Caterpillar’s Scrum Team to drive backlog value, sprint execution, and product decisions across larger initiatives.

Lead the Daily Scrum.
Maximize product value and improve the effectiveness of the Development Team.
Act as Product Owner for larger, complex, high-value projects.
Create, maintain, and prioritize the Product Backlog throughout the project lifecycle based on business value.
Communicate Product Backlog priorities to the team.
Serve as the key decision-maker on which features are included in the product.
Own the vision for what gets built and communicate it to the team.
Collaborate with Lead Engineers to decompose epics and features into user stories small enough for a single sprint.
Negotiate business requirements and align on release dates with Product and development teams.
Convey vision and goals at the beginning of every sprint.
Manage defect prioritization and resolution support.
Partner closely with key stakeholders across the organization.
Make decisions on release dates and release content.
Represent the customer and engage with the customer through customer-facing interactions.

Knowledge of decision-making processes and tools; ability to analyze situations and reach productive decisions using informed judgment.
Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to transmit, receive, and interpret ideas, information, and needs.
Knowledge of problem control, error control, and management information or computer hardware production processes; ability to identify root causes in a timely and accurate manner and drive resolution.
Knowledge of policies and techniques for managing a set of related projects within a program; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control to efficiently use technical and administrative resources.
Knowledge of processes for identifying, evaluating, approving, monitoring, and documenting change; ability to manage production environment and process changes effectively.

3+ years of direct Scrum Master / Product Ownership experience with software engineering teams in an agile environment.
Experience using Azure DevOps (ADO).
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) desired.
Knowledge of Confluence desired.
Knowledge of Power BI is desired.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Scrum Master/Product Owner

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