Scrum Master/Project Manager

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

 

TEGNA Inc. is seeking a Scrum Master/Project Manager to join its Digital Content Team. The successful candidate will have experience leading and supporting high-functioning scrum teams. The scrum master will partner with multiple Product owners to achieve sprint and release goals by facilitating all agile scrum ceremonies, removing obstacles, and ultimately delivering quality products on time. They lead by example, encouraging team members to take ownership of their work and be accountable for their actions.

Responsibilities: 

• Keeping all parties on track and informed by facilitating daily Scrums or standups.
• Assisting the Product Owner in management and grooming of the product backlog, ensuring that it is prioritized and aligned with the product vision.
• Performing Sprint Reviews to showcase progress and obtain feedback.
• Completing retrospectives to reflect on the previous sprint, discover areas for improvement, and ensure that progress is tracked.
• Ensure the Scrum Board is up to date, organized, and visible to the team.
• Removing roadblocks by identifying and eliminating impediments.
• Clearing up administrative tasks to reduce distractions and minimize workflow interruptions.

 

Requirements: 

• Assisting the Product Owner in establishing and managing the product backlog including story development and Sprint Planning.
• Facilitating Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Coaching the Scrum team by ensuring that all events are positive, productive, and kept within the appropriate time box.
• Thrives in ambiguity in a fast-paced, hyper-growth organization.
• Demonstrable knowledge and Proficiency in the following tools:
• Atlassian products, Jira, Confluence, Advanced Roadmaps
• MS 365 Suite (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Bonus qualifications:

• Knowledge of OTT/CTV/Mobile application development, CMS (content management systems), Website architecture and design.
• Working knowledge of implementing OKR’s within a scrum environment
• MS Copilot or other AI workflow tools to benefit the team at large.

 

 

Benefits: 

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year. 

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com 

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