Senior Scrum Master

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Scrum Master to support our Engineering Scrum Teams in building high-impact software. You will guide scrum teams, remove roadblocks, and ensure their success. Responsibilities include facilitating communication, tracking project progress, providing feedback, championing agile practices, and mentoring team members. You will also facilitate scrum ceremonies, refine product backlogs, and coordinate release activities. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master and a strong understanding of agile methodologies. Agile Scrum Master Certification is strongly preferred.

Requirements

• At least 5 years as a Scrum Master (or in a similar role)
• Lives and breathes the principles of servant leadership
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Facilitate effective communication among team members
• Keep all parties on track and informed of project progress
• Provide timely feedback to stakeholders
• Champion agile values, principles, and practices within the organization
• Onboard, train, and mentor scrum team members
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies, including stand-up meetings, sprint meetings, retrospectives, etc
• Help Product Owners refine, arrange, and optimize product backlogs
• Remove roadblocks that can hinder the progress of teams
• Tweak and adjust the team’s Agile practices to better facilitate software delivery, as needed
• Coordinate with release planning and deployment activities

Preferred Qualifications

Agile Scrum Master Certification