Ookla® is a global leader in connectivity intelligence, offering unparalleled network insights through the combined expertise of Speedtest®, Downdetector®, RootMetrics®, and Ekahau®. Ookla’s complementary datasets combine crowdsourced and controlled, public and private collection methods, QoS and QoE metrics, and more to unlock correlations and actionable insights — helping organizations optimize networks, enhance digital experiences, and create better connected experiences for end-users.Our team is a group of people brought together through passion and inspired by possibility. We are looking for team members who love solving problems, are motivated by challenges, and enjoy turning clever ideas into exceptional products. When you work for us, you are using Ookla data and insights to advance our mission of better connectivity for all.We are looking for a Scrum Master who can execute and optimize our Agile processes (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, etc.) and support product delivery for our consumer and enterprise products. You will work closely with the Product, Data Science, Platform and Engineering organizations. You will ensure deliverables are properly scoped and dependencies are accounted for. You will work closely with the Technical Project Manager to ensure cross-team projects are meeting goals and deadlines.The ideal candidate has successfully managed the lifecycle of a software project, ensuring timely and successful delivery using Agile, Scrum and Waterfall best practices. You have demonstrable experience building and fostering relationships with internal stakeholders.
A Day in The Life:Run daily Stand Up meetingsReview your team’s backlog and unblock team membersRun project status meetings to determine progress, identify roadblocks, drive their resolution or ensure a clear hand-off to the right owner and work to minimize risksReport statuses and updates to the Senior Technical Project Manager, specifically identifying roadblocks, risks and delays to ensure a clear hand-off to mitigate risks to project plansWork closely with all stakeholders, plan for the upcoming Sprint Planning meeting, review priorities, sprint capacity and team velocity. Run Sprint Planning, close out the current Sprint, review the Sprint Report, discuss performance with the team, and align on Sprint Goals.Collaborate with technical leads to ensure alignment between day-to-day execution and delivery priorities across workstreams.
Expectations for Success: Support Agile development processes by executing and continuously improving themManage project timeline including milestones, dependencies, risks and schedule and communicate statusTrack interdependencies, assess project risk and work across teams to develop contingency plansAssist your teams with work estimation and resource allocationConduct regular project reviews, gather feedback, capture outputs in tickets and/or notes and communicate to stakeholdersCollaborate with Agile Coaches/TPMs focused on cross-team planning to ensure team execution aligns with broader strategic priorities and quarterly goals
Requirements:The heading says “requirements” but we’re looking for the right person not the exact list. If your life experience prepares you for similar challenges, we’d like to hear from you. 1-2+ years of enterprise-level technology running software project/program management experienceExpert/certified in Scrum and/or other Agile methodologies.Familiarity with WaterfallTechnical project management experience, specifically software developmentAdmin experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence Deep experience with Jira and building Jira DashboardsExperienced using Google SheetsSelf-starter with ability to work independentlyExcellent written and verbal communication skillsInternet, cellular, broadband, telecom technology experienceBaseline understanding about data ingestion Basic understanding of large-scale implementations of AWS infrastructure, Redshift, Athena and other technologies