Agile Scrum Master

Job#: 2044940

Job Description:

Preferred Skills:
5+ years as an agile scrum master
Scrum/Safe Certifications
Change Management experience
Characteristics of a top performer: Takes initiative, attitute and aptitute - hits the ground running and is not scared to push back
Preferred Education/Certifications: Scrum/Safe Certifications preferred Scrum Alliance or Scaled Agile
Deal Breaker Items: Strong foundation on agile fundamentals - minimum of 3 years recent scrum master experience - NO project managers or waterfall
Overview /Scope of Work:
This role is responsible for optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered by one or more Scrum/Kanban team(s) and is focused on serving the needs of the team to drive performance and growth. Key responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating Scrum/Kanban ceremonies, managing dependencies for assigned teams, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team. This role ensures the impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed to processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the development team. They promote and coach the Agile mindset and principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross functional potential.
• Guide and coach assigned teams on Scrum/Kanban practices and develop their understanding of Agile principles.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (for example, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives).
• Facilitate scaled planning for the team and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs.
• Help the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforce the agreements.
• Ensure the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO).
• Facilitate dependency management/risk management/impediment removal.
• Promote/facilitate communication and collaboration within the Agile team to support value delivery and Sprint commitments.
• Provide visibility into the Agile teams delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders.
• Enable the team to become high performing through collaboration and a relentless focus on continuous improvement including cross-skilling across the team.

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