IT Agile Scrum Master- FREE CRUISE!

Are you an experienced Scrum Master who has excelled in an agile environment? Do you thrive in solving business problems through technology? If yes, we may have the role for you along with a FREE CRUISE*!

World Travel Holdings is seeking an experienced, passionate Scrum Master for its Home Based Division—Dream Vacations, CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. In this highly visible, fast-paced role, you will be responsible for working with our product owner and scrum teams to deliver software initiatives that support the strategic objectives of the organization.

About World Travel Holdings

World Travel Holdings is the world’s largest cruise agency and award-winning leisure-travel company with a portfolio of more than 40 diverse brands. In addition to owning some of the largest brands distributing cruises, villas, hotels, resort vacations, cars and luxury travel services, World Travel Holdings has a vast portfolio of licensed private label partnerships comprised of top leisure travel providers, including almost every U.S. airline, leading hotel brands and prominent corporations. The company also operates a top-rated travel agency franchise and the country’s original host agency, and is consistently recognized as an industry leader in work-at-home employment. Its global presence includes operating multiple owned and private label cruise and vacation brands in the United Kingdom. World Travel Holdings has offices in Long Island, NY; Wilmington, Mass.; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Virginia Beach, Va.; and Chorley, United Kingdom. For more information, visit WorldTravelHoldings.com . We are proud to be: Named on the “50 Most Engaged Workplaces” by Achievers Named “Top Workplaces in South Florida” by Sun Sentinel and Workplace Dynamics Named “Agency of the Year” by many prestigious organizations including Carnival, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean just to name a few!

Check out this video to learn more about what it’s like to work at World Travel Holdings:

Responsibilities:
Support and educate the Product Owner, especially with respect to refiningand managing the product backlog

Provide support to the team using a servant leadership style; lead by example and by personifying Scrum and Agile

Remove or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right resources

Encourage collaboration between Scrum Team and Product Owner

Assist with internal and external communication, improve transparency, and radiate information

Organize and facilitate daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings

Monitor sprint task board, take steps to help team complete committed work, and communicate sprint burn-down or burn-up as required

Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged with an emphasis on healing and problem solving

Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field with 2+ years of professional work experience as an IT Scrum Master or Project Manager

First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I, CSM)

Excellent communication and mentoring skills

Proven experience with facilitation, servant leadership, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

Ability to be on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of contexts (different team sizes, organizations, cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc…)

More ways to impress us:
Travel industry knowledge

Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Automated Testing, Agile Games Second level Scrum Master certification (PSM II, CSP)

So what are you waiting for? Apply today and join the fun!

• Free Cruise Offer: Terms and Conditions apply

This offer is only applicable to external candidates hired directly by WTH for this role and not through a staffing agency.

The recipient must be in the role for 1 year prior to sailing, and actively employed at the time of sailing.

This offer will cover the cabin fare, port charges, taxes and fees for the employee and one guest up to $2000. Any additional expenses are the responsibility of the employee.

The employee must coordinate time-off with Manager based on available sailings.