Scrumaster/Agilist

Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!

The Scrum Master/Agilist plays a key role in facilitating Agile practices and ensuring the successful delivery of projects within Henny Penny's New Product Introduction (NPI) process which is not a fully Agile process. This position collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure that Agile methodologies are being implemented effectively and are yielding the desired outcomes.
What We Offer:

• An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service. This is a qualified retirement plan that is separate from your 401k and consists only of Henny Penny shares that will be paid out when you retire (or when you leave the company, but we hope you’ll stay)
• Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
• Flexibility to work from home 2 days per week
• Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go
• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
• Expanded onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
• Achieve total well-being at our new Wellspring and Owners Hall facility, featuring 24/7 fitness center with a wide variety of cardio and strength training equipment. This facility reflects our continuous evolution in supporting our valued employee owners.
• Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner

What You'll Be Doing

• Facilitate and optimize Agile Scrum processes to enhance team collaboration and delivery.
• Guide and coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile Scrum principles and best practices.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement to enhance team efficiency and product quality.
• Support refinement and prioritization to maximize value delivery.
• Facilitate Scrum events—including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives—to ensure engagement and effectiveness.
• Proactively identify, remove, and escalate impediments that impact the team's ability to deliver value.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by facilitating retrospectives and implementing actionable feedback loops.
• Facilitate transparency by helping teams communicate risks, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders.
• Help teams define and leverage meaningful Agile metrics and status updates to improve delivery outcomes.
• Enable the team to embrace and mature in Agile and Scrum practices
• Coach the team toward self-organization, fostering accountability and adaptability within the Agile framework.
• Facilitate healthy team dynamics by resolving conflicts and fostering constructive disagreements.
• Leverage Agile tools such as Jira, Trello and Confluence to enhance team workflow and transparency.
• Protect the team’s focus by managing external influences and fostering stakeholder alignment.
• Consistently models the Company values and expected behaviors.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field Required
• 1+ years experience as a Scrum Master Required
• Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum principles and practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum events.
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience.
• Proficiency in Jira, including workflows, issue types, Dashboards and Agile Boards
• Exceptional skills in people and project management.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills, and presentation abilities.
• Outstanding organizational abilities.
• Ability to work well in a team environment & independently while tackling complex problems.
• Certification in Agile methodologies such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Preferred
• SAFe Certification and Kanban Certification Preferred

About Us

We’re known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We’re a behind-the-scenes engine in the world’s most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy’s. We’re 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.

We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world’s most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.

Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.