Scrum Master

Skills

• Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for at least 7 years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles practices and theory. • Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership facilitation situational awareness conflict resolution continual improvement empowerment and increasing transparency. • Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown technologies various Retrospective formats etc.). • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Product Owner (CSPO) • Experience with Agile practices patterns and techniques • Experience in Agile techniques such as User Stories ATDD TDD BDD Continuous Integration Continuous Testing Pairing Automated Testing Agile Games etc.

Description

• Passionate about Scrum, Kanban, Lean Thinking, eXtreme Programming, Scrum@Scale, SAFe, etc.
• Guides the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum ceremonies, practices, and values to delight customers.
• Guides the team on how to get the most out of self-organization and self-management.
• Assesses the maturity of the team and organization as it relates to Scrum and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Removes impediments or facilitates the removal of impediments with the team.
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised while placing an emphasis on problem-solving.
• Facilitate “getting the work done” without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitate discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
• Embrace the spirit of continuous process improvement and apply improvements as needed.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information including the identification and reporting of key KPIs and overall progress and success.
• Provide support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.
• Self-motivated and can work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• • Prior IT Scrum Master experience or experience as a user of IT applications with specific business knowledge of Web and Mobile App development is desirable.
• • Prior experience with software delivery, project management, requirements gathering desired.