Staff Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master

Twist Bioscience • Full-time • San Francisco Bay Area, US • $159k - $208.87k / year • 2d ago

Staff Technical Project Manager and Scrum Master

At Twist Bioscience, we help our customers improve the world. Our DNA-based tools enable researchers across a variety of scientific disciplines to make groundbreaking discoveries. We continue to drive biological innovations to make the world safer, healthier, and more sustainable.

We seek an experienced Staff Project Manager and Scrum Master to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing a range of complex, high-impact projects with strong organizational leadership and influencing skills. As a Staff Technical Project Manager and Scrum Master, you will work closely with stakeholders, both business and software engineering, and play a crucial role in coaching and guiding the Scrum team(s) to enable meeting the organization's goals.

What you will be doing:

Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
Organize sprints, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings with the Salesforce & SAP development teams.
Assist with coordinating user story grooming, sprint planning and review, and software demos
Help remove impediments
Measure project performance and assist with project risk management
Report project status, risks, and escalations
Work with product owners to help manage backlogs and new project requests
Guide and mentor the scrum team to achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
Provide strategic guidance to cross-functional teams and manage program risks and dependencies

What You Will Bring:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
Flexible & adaptability to changing business needs.
8+ years of combined Scrum Master and People Leadership experience
Solid technical background with familiarity or experience in software development, cloud, and web technologies
Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with geographically dispersed software development teams
Familiarity with Business Applications such as Salesforce.com and SAP
Scrum Master certification is a plus
PMP certification is a plus

The base cash compensation for this California-based role is below. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for bonus, equity, and a generous benefits package. Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate skill, experience, expertise, and location and may vary from the amount listed above. Compensation may be different in other locations.

San Francisco Bay Area Pay Range

$159,000 — $208,872 USD