Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Scrum Master for multiple teams across the organization.
• Facilitate daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/demos, and other meetings as needed.
• Build team cohesion through collaboration, effective communication, openness, respect, and transparency.
• Support and collaborate with Product Owners to ensure teams are focused on delivering to defined priorities.
• Influence completion of complex, initiatives spanning new products and technologies and product line extensions with an emphasis on commitment and follow-through within an established time-box.
• Utilize effective information radiators for clear, transparent communication to the organization.
• Coach on agile and Scrum processes.
• Collaborate throughout the organization, with stakeholders to identify feedback opportunities for continuous team improvement.
• Lead by example and communicate expectations for consistent adherence to established processes.
• Create a culture of learning and excellence through implementing Scrum practices, Agile methodologies, and technical excellence practices.
• Maintain relevant metrics to aid in the guidance of the Scrum teams towards efficient processes and outcomes.
• Demonstrate proactiveness and a sense of urgency in day-to-day tactical work.

 Qualifications:

• First level Scrum Master certification  required.
• 2-3 years of experience serving in a full-time Scrum Master role for software development teams that were diligently applying Scrum principles and practices.
• Outstanding skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, coaching and increasing transparency.
• Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles.
• Knowledge of agile frameworks/methods and an understanding of software development life cycle models.
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques.
• Understanding and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• The ability to work independently, as part of a team, or multiple teams working towards simultaneous parallel or independent objectives.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.

Key Skills:

• Facilitation Skills. 
• Conflict Resolution Skills. 
• Organizational Skills. 
• Strong knowledge of Scrum and Agile. 
• Technical Skills. 
• Problem-Solving Skills. 
• Strong Communication Skills. 
• Time Management Skills.