AI Scrum Master; junior career level

Description: Are you ready to join a dynamic team that's pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and analytics? The Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center (LAIC) team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to support multiple AI product teams and drive business success. As a key member of the AI Foundations portfolio, you will work with full stack developers, data engineers, machine learning/AI specialists, product managers, data scientists, and agility mentors to deliver maximum value to the enterprise.

With a focus on agile development, systems engineering, and AI/analytics, this role offers a unique chance to make a significant impact and shape the future of AI at Lockheed Martin.

• Develop and maintain processes and systems to visualize, understand, and monitor teamwork scope.
• Make critical observations about risks to milestones and goals.
• Investigate integrations between new tools and data that could be of value to the team.
• Develop and communicate a systems‑level understanding of customer needs.
• Speak on behalf of the team or customer to develop common understanding and expectations.
• Host, facilitate, and improve upon regular team ceremonies and business rhythms.
• Prioritize and coach high customer empathy.
• Foster and drive team culture by teaching and championing agile philosophies.
• Coordinate specific team events.
• Understand, utilize, and communicate team metrics.
• Recognize and elevate when leadership support is needed.
• Act as a protector/advocate/defender of the team's mental health and scope.
• Recognize and distinguish between culture and process problems and aid in the resolution of either.
• Collaborate with other agility coaches and scrum masters within LAIC to learn and leverage the experience and knowledge of peers.

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules and comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here. We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus – if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

• Working knowledge of agile development methodologies and systems engineering.
• Experience with AI and analytics.
• Strong technical and leadership skills.
• Ability to facilitate and improve upon regular team ceremonies and business rhythms.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Ability to prioritize and coach high customer empathy.
• Strong understanding of team metrics and ability to communicate them effectively.
• Ability to recognize and elevate when leadership support is needed.
• Strong passion for agile philosophies and ability to teach and champion them.
• Ability to collaborate with other agility coaches and scrum masters to learn and leverage their experience and knowledge.

• 1+ years experience leading an agility team as a product owner or scrum master.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly explain the trade-offs between possible software solutions.
• Demonstrated excellent team building and interpersonal skills, capable of relationship building with customers and employees at all levels and across multiple geographic locations.
• Ability to learn and communicate both advanced concepts and high level strategy.

• General understanding of AI and Machine Learning Concepts.
• One or more certifications in Scrum Mastery or Product Ownership.
• Experience in defining R&D program objectives, preparing and presenting research plans and results to senior level management, developing R&D proposals, and planning, implementation, and tracking of R&D projects.
• Experience in leading small technical teams.
• Familiarity with Git Lab, JIRA, Version One, Confluence, and Teams.
• Strong understanding in the application of state‑of‑the‑art technologies in one or more of:
  Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, Prognostics and Health Management (PHM), Big Data techniques, Data Fusion, and Data Analytics.

Clearance Level: None