Sr. Scrum Master

*upon offer, candidates must complete a background check*

Summary:

• The Senior Scrum Master will act as a servant leader as part of an Agile team to deliver high value software solutions that contribute to the success of our technology initiatives in a Scaled Agile environment.
• He/She/Them will keep the teams focused, remove obstacles, manage cross-team dependencies, resolve daily conflicts, and provide coaching and mentoring as needed.
• Partnering with key technical, business and support stakeholders, the Senior Scrum Master will act as a team facilitator, constantly challenging old norms while keeping the team focused on the goals of iteration and speed-to-market.
• He/She/Them will facilitate and coordinate all Agile ceremonies and track/report on the progress of the team as they plan and execute against their backlog, and
• Ensure the team is being as productive and efficient as possible.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor and guide the team towards better process health by empowering the team to become self-organized and adhere to Agile best practices and principles
• Facilitate all Sprint Ceremonies, including:
  • Backlog Grooming,
  • Sprint Planning,
  • Daily Stand-ups,
  • Sprint Reviews & Retrospectives
• Work with the Product Owner to ensure the health of the Sprint Backlog, and
• Encourage the team take ownership of quality and timely delivery
• Establish and maintain close,
• Collaborative working relationships with all Agile team members
• Stakeholders to build trust and ensure accountability
• Resolve conflicts as they arise, and remove all blockers and impediments by actively addressing issues so the team can remain focused on achieving their Sprint goals
• Manage external dependencies and escalations,
• Facilitate decision-making by engaging the appropriate stakeholders, and ensure the timely resolution of all team-level risks
• Facilitate transparency by:
  • Providing regular updates to all stakeholders regarding team progress,
  • Release readiness,
  • Ongoing risks and escalations using the appropriate communication channels
• Analyze Sprint Metrics and Retrospective feedback to drive continuous improvement
• Train and onboard new resources as needed, and ensure program and process health

Skills:

• 7 years of experience working in the field of Information Technology as a:
  • Business Analyst,
  • Product Manager, or Program/Project Manager
• 5 years of experience in Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC)
• 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master/Agile Practitioner with a practical, working knowledge of:
  • Scrum,
  • Kanban,
  • XP,
  • SAFe and other Lean-Agile Frameworks
• 1-3 years of experience using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools such as:
  • JIRA,
  • Rally (Agile Central) or VersionOne
• 1-3 years of experience coaching, mentoring, motivating and empowering the team with a goal to drive optimum performance, efficiency and productivity