Remote Senior Scrum Master

Summary

Join Augmenta as a Senior Scrum Master to own and be responsible for the Scrum practices at Augmenta, working closely with product and engineering leadership to understand prioritization, foster a positive culture with the engineering team, and ensure adherence to Scrum best practices. This is a challenging role that requires significant investments into R&D, mentoring and empowering squads, and promoting Agile practices.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience as a PjM/Scrum Master
• Scrum certified (SCSM) with strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and their best practices
• Adept at time and productivity management, ensuring all scrum ceremonies remain productive and timely
• Able to create detailed reports on the progress of the squad and individual squad members to be presented to upper management on a regular cadence
• Excels at quickly building relationships and establishing trust with each squad and the rest of the organization
• Exceptional time and priority management an absolute must
• Positive attitude, ready for a challenge, eager to move quickly

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all scrum ceremonies, such as stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint end and retrospectives
• Mentor four squads of engineers in Agile principles and best practices
• Identify any blockers or other obstacles that may be hindering the teams’ progress and address them as quickly as possible
• Promote and advocate for Agile practices and adapt them to each individual squad
• Track and monitor the teams’ progress and performance metrics, socializing those along with team status to stakeholders
• Create and maintain detailed reports on the progress of the squad and individual team members to aid in long-term planning
• Focus on continuous improvement, utilize squad Retrospectives to reflect on the performance of the past sprint and identify areas for improvement, take ownership and ensure action is taken
• Act as a buffer between engineering and the rest of the organization, shielding the team from unnecessary external pressures
• Collaborate closely with the Product team to understand the short and long term goals and to ensure that the backlog is in healthy shape
• Create and foster a positive team environment, building trust and respect within each squad, champion and support open communication with constructive feedback

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits package
• 4 weeks vacation to all full-time employees plus an extra week off at the end of December
• Home office budget
• Self-directed learning budget