Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Teach stakeholders, product owners, and development team members the mechanics and value of the scrum framework, along with value-driven product development techniques.
• Facilitate effective working sessions and team ceremonies as desired by team.
• Train the team to conduct effective daily stand-up meetings focused on attaining the sprint goal.
• Facilitate focused team retrospectives aimed at helping the team identify opportunities for improvement with a plan of action.
• Coach product owners in best practices for managing stakeholder relationships, as well as maintaining and organizing an effective product backlog.
• Facilitate consensus-building activities and conflict resolution in order to improve team effectiveness.
• Frequently assess the scrum maturity of the team and organization in order to coach the team and organization to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field required; in lieu of a degree, 6+ years of relevant experience may be considered; Master's degree is a plus.
• At least 5 years of Scrum Master experience.
• Certified ScrumMaster  with Scrum Alliance required; Advanced Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Scrum Product Owner is a plus, Certified Scrum Professional.
• Must have familiarity with common and complex Agile practices, software development environments, and industry best practices; experience with Systems Thinking and Lean Startup is a plus.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of software development processes and procedures as well as knowledge of the software development life cycle.
• Strong teaching, coaching, mentoring skills as well as conflict resolution skills.
• Working knowledge of kanban boards, scrum of scrums, and effective value-driven backlog management practices.

Key Skills:

• Execution of Scrum. 
• Leadership. 
• Collaboration. 
• Organization. 
• Project management tools expertise. 
• Agile and software development knowledge. 
• Listening.