Scrum Master

What you’ll do

• Lead and facilitate 2-3 , each composed of 7-9 members including software developers, QA engineers, and a product owner.
• Champion and ensure team understanding and adherence to the Team Agreement, Definition of Ready, and Definition of Done.
• Collaborate closely with product owners to ensure a clear understanding of business objectives within features and user stories.
• Expertly facilitate core Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, release planning, daily stand-ups, stakeholder demos, and sprint retrospectives.
• Actively support the product owner in the continuous development, maintenance, and refinement of the product backlog.
• Proactively identify and eliminate impediments and blockers to maintain high team productivity.
• Manage and coordinate dependencies with other internal teams to ensure smooth workflow.
• Provide transparent metrics and regular team health status updates.
• Mentor team members in the adoption and consistent application of Agile/Scrum best practices.
• Diligently track, report on, and facilitate the resolution of identified issues and risks.
• Implement and support change practices within the team.
• Track key team performance indicators such as velocity, volatility, predictability, and cycle time, and use these metrics to drive continuous team improvement.
• Provide exemplary support to the team through servant leadership and by consistently leading by example.
• Utilize Jira proficiently to create insightful dashboards, filters, and reports for team visibility and tracking.
  
  

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related or equivalent practical experience.
• 2-5 years of professional experience in managing technology projects involving cross-functional, matrix teams (including vendors) with significant integration across multiple lines of business and technical disciplines.
• Minimum of 3-5 year of experience as a Scrum Master managing Agile projects using Agile software development methodologies, specifically Scrum or Kanban.
• Demonstrated experience in actively participating in process improvement and/or change initiatives.
• Scrum Master Certification is preferred.
  
  

• Consistently demonstrates high professional standards aligned with the organization’s values, principles, and code of conduct, actively encouraging the same in others.
• Takes full ownership and accountability for personal tasks, decisions, and outcomes, readily acknowledging errors and addressing problems directly without shifting blame.
• Possesses solid foundational knowledge and experience within the discipline, while actively developing more advanced skills and understanding.
• Effectively identifies and resolves a range of problems in straightforward situations using established methods.
• Makes sound decisions within established guidelines and policies that directly impact personal work.
• Prioritizes and organizes workload efficiently to meet deadlines and consistently deliver high-quality results.
• Agile Engineering Best Practices: Applies a strong understanding of Agile values, principles, and practices to support the teams consistent product delivery and champions the ongoing application of Agile/Scrum/Kanban best practices within established Agile teams.
• Change Management: Leverages knowledge of change management principles to foster the adoption of Agile mindsets and processes within the team.
• Negotiation and Influence: Skillfully engages in team-level discussions to achieve consensus and drive outcomes, effectively influencing the actions, behaviors, or opinions of others.
• Operational Excellence: Proactively monitors and measures systems against key metrics to ensure consistent and high-quality product delivery.
• Process Improvement: Identifies and champions new ways of working within the Scrum framework to streamline processes and enhance efficiency.
• Product Development Lifecycle: Applies a working knowledge of the product development lifecycle to contribute effectively to bringing products to market.
• Google Cloud Certification