Scrum Master

Technical Scrum Master 5 plus years, Jira experience, manage 2 to 3 teams

·       As ScrumMaster, you play a key role in the definition, development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of Agile practices (with an emphasis on Scrum) within the organization.

·       You will facilitate sprint planning, retrospective, and daily activities related to stand-ups and sprint burn down; as well as maintain relevant metrics that help the team see and understand their progress during a sprint.

·       In this role you’ll own and resolve identified impediments.

·       You’ll help build an environment where continuous deployment/ improvement of the development process is the focus and everyone’s common goal is to deliver outstanding software as fast as possible to our customers.

·       As ScrumMaster you’re responsible for leading the continual Agile transformation and practices as well as promoting accountability and transparency across all levels of the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES STRATEGIES AND LEADERSHIP

·       Serve as a senior team member, responsible for facilitating the adoption, implementation and sustainability of Agile processes, principles, and practices Lead the scaling of Agile from team level to enterprise level

·       Act as a change agent and as part of the team of Coaches leading and supporting teams and individuals in their Agile journey

·       Make decisions and independently drive any aspect of Agile rollout at a team and management level

·       Provide high-touch and hands-on team guidance, support, and coaching in close cooperation and collaboration across all roles and functions, to facilitate increasing maturity at a sustainable pace

·       Actively build and contribute to the company''s Agile Community and develop Communities of Practice, mentor Agile practitioners

·       Create training materials and provide training and coaching throughout the organization

·       Support Agile teams in their development, playbook creation, and in establishing consistent best practices

·       Collaborate with non-Agile team, educate and support them throughout transformation

·       Define relevant metrics that help the program see how they are doing

·       Inspire all stakeholders at any level in their Agile transition.

·       Develop, coach, and mentor team members to advance their skills and career

·       Build trust with the business [IT or other Divisions] and throughout the organization

·       Perform ongoing assessments of the teams'' Scrum maturity to inform ongoing support decisions

·       Advise on dependency management techniques between internal teams and third parties, release managers, or between Agile teams

·       Quickly establish collaborative partnership with key stakeholders and build trust to ensure leadership buy-in across both Business and IT - Become a strategic partner in organizational road mapping and structuring to drive increased ROI, greater adoption and higher transformation success

·       Foster speed, innovation and encourage continuous improvement

EDUCATION

·       Bachelor''s Degree and/or equivalent work experience required

CERTIFICATION

·       CSM/CSPO Certification or PMI-ACP preferred

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS REQUIRED

·       Scrum Practices

·       Proficient with common Agile practices

·       Proven ability in building effective partnership with diverse groups in multiple locations/environments

·       Aptitude for learning and using technology for both teaching and action research Able to garner respect throughout the organization at all levels

·       Thought Leader - Challenge status quo and grow every day. Able to build trust and earn respect at all levels within the company

·       Communicative and facilitative - Able to communicate well with all levels of the organization from Scrum team members to executives. Able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team in a collaborative way and influence employees at all levels

·       Assertive - Ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls and manage conflicts

·       Enthusiastic - High-energy and inspire others Continuous Improvement - Continually growing ones craft, learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team

·       Managing with Metrics

·       Able to help leaders & teams define clear metrics and coach them to have a data driven approach for decision making

·       Willing and able to quickly gain a high level understanding of the technical and business domains of the Scrum teams

·       Outstanding presentation and communication record (conference presentation, professional community events)

·       Deep understanding of common Agile practices and better product envisioning and development practices

·       Superb conflict resolution and consensus building skills

·       Understanding of fundamentals of iterative development, software development processes and procedures