Scrum Lead

About Us

At Cloudflare we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware installing software or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network which gets smarter with every request. As a result they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazines Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the Worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Available Locations : Austin Texas

About the department

Cloudflares IT / Enterprise Engineering Planning and Governance Team is a crucial pillar of the CIO Organization. It manages programs and initiatives across IT Infrastructure Enterprise Systems and Enterprise Engineering enabling Cloudflare internal teams to operate at their most efficient level. The team establishes end-to-end governance principles and frameworks leads business partnering and drives program planning execution and demand capacity management.

What youll do

We are looking for a highly skilled proactive Scrum Lead with excellent communication and facilitation skills to join our IT PMO. Your primary mission will be to lead the Hire to Retire value stream ensuring the seamless delivery of technical solutions that power our employee lifecycle. Your main role will be driving the teams delivery engine partnering closely with Engineering Managers and Product Managers to remove blockers optimize flow and ensure high-quality transformational outcomes.

You bring a passion for Agile principles and excel at shifting between the tactical and the strategic understanding how sprint-level details inform the broader program and product roadmap. You are an expert at adapting the Scrum framework to the unique needs of a complex IT environment persistently driving improvements in team dynamics and agile metrics.

The ideal candidate is a master facilitator and influencer who is comfortable playing multiple roles : coach negotiator diplomat and data-driven reporter. Combined with a technical background you have the ability to build deep trust and strong partnerships with counterparts in Engineering Business and Operations teams.

Responsibilities :

• Lead all aspects of the Agile lifecycle for the Hire to Retire value stream. Orchestrate the planning and execution of sprints to ensure the team meets committed milestones for Cloudflares internal ecosystem.
• Facilitate high-impact Daily Standups Sprint Planning Refinement Demos and Retrospectives. Continuously adapt these ceremonies to fit the teams evolving needs ensuring they remain a catalyst for progress not just a ritual.
• Maintain clear transparent communication channels. Translate technical sprint progress sprint themes and goals and risks into polished updates for stakeholders visibility ensuring leadership understands the value streams health and roadblocks.
• Act as the glue between Engineering Managers and Product Managers. Build bridges with stakeholders to ensure clear communication visibility and transparency.
• Manage the delivery performance and synergy of a cross-functional team comprising both FTEs and external contractors ensuring all members are aligned toward a shared Definition of Done.
• Establish and monitor advanced Agile metrics (Lead Time Cycle Time Throughput). Use this data to diagnose bottlenecks and implement structural changes that improve team dynamics and delivery predictability.
• Partner with PMs to refine the backlog ensuring business requirements are translated into actionable technical stories that incorporate sound architecture and design principles.
• Apply learnings from the H2R value stream to the broader IT organization. Actively contribute to the PMO and ACEs methodologies and mentor others to level up Agile maturity across Cloudflare.

Skills knowledge and experience

Bonus Points

What Makes Cloudflare Special

Were not just a highly ambitious large-scale technology company. Were a highly ambitious large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo : Since 2014 weve equipped more than 2400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work technology already used by Cloudflares enterprise customers at no cost.

Athenian Project : In 2017 we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project weve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1 : We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Heres the deal - we dont store client IP addresses never ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something youd like to be a part of Wed love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their or any other persons perceived or actual race color religion sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation national origin ancestry citizenship age physical or mental disability medical condition family care status or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA / Veterans / Disabled Employer.

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Key Skills

Administrative Skills,Facilities Management,Biotechnology,Creative Production,Design And Estimation,Architecture

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1