The Scrum Alliance was founded in 2002 as a 501(c)6 nonprofit professional association that now includes almost 80,000 members.  The purpose of Scrum is to transform the world of work by providing a process for rapidly building and enhancing products with high business value.  Scrum has most frequently been applied in the field of software development.

Over the last eight years, the trajectory of Scrum community growth has been exponential, with its membership now offering training and services in over 25 countries on 6 continents.  In any 60-day period Scrum Alliance members offer well over 500 training sessions across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

The Alliance has three major functions:

• Training and Certification on Scrum including Certified Scrum Practitioners, Product Owners, Coaches, Trainers and ScrumMasters.
• Advocacy of Scrum as an approach to changing the world of work.  This includes extending knowledge of Scrum to new business sectors, the development and deployment of marketing and communication materials for the use of members and others, and presentation of the benefits of Scrum to existing and new audiences world wide.
• Member Services, including development of international and regional Scrum events, management of the Scrum knowledgebase and consultant directory, and build-out of networking and other services to members.

Managing an organization funded by membership dues, and working closely with the Board of Directors and other members of the Scrum community, the Managing Director will be responsible for establishing a stable infrastructure and building out a lean staffing model for the Scrum Alliance.  It is anticipated that the annual operating budget of the Scrum Alliance will grow from its current level of $3,500,000 to $6,000,000 over the next 5 years, with an appropriate increase in staff.  There are currently 5 full-time equivalent staff, with finance, web and marketing functions outsourced.  Staff is expected to grow to 10 full-time equivalents. 

The Managing Director’s immediate priorities include enhancing the operating vision for Scrum Alliance’s long-term success; implementing standard budgeting and planning practices and a scalable operating infrastructure that advances the interests of members and their clients; and enhancing the organization’s approach to marketing, branding and communication.  The Managing Director will serve as the Scrum Alliance’s most public face and help thought-leaders in the community to publically promote Scrum’s approach to changing the world of work.

It is critical that the new Managing Director bring to this position steady and mature leadership, strong outreach, and an understanding of how an association can materially benefit a broad community of professional trainers, consultants and practitioners.

For a full position description or more information, please contact Stacy Brooks, Lisa Grossman or Mark Oppenheim at . Additional information on the organization can be found at: http://www.scrumalliance.org/.