Scrum Master/Agility Associate - Basic

Position: Agility Associate / Scrum Master - Basic Locations: Jersey City, NJ & Plano, TX & Columbus, OH

Duration: 6 months assignment with the possibility of conversion to full-time permanent

Duration: Contract- W2

JD

Responsibilities & Key Artifacts:
Drive Team Planning
o Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence while guiding your team to successfully implement agile practices across the organization
o Guide and support aligned development teams in adopting and implementing agile practices to achieve organizational goals
o Team Delivery Backlog: Ensure the team always has enough priority work that is refined and ready to work on over the next 2-3 sprints (avoids team building un-defined/under-defined work, leading to rework)
o Dependency Management Board: track and manage team-level dependencies for the current and upcoming sprints so the team can stay focused on delivery
o Additional artifacts: Include Quarterly Planning prep content, quarterly team objectives, Jira board, risk tracking/management, and more
Enable Team Delivery
o Sustain tools and standards through team (date hygiene follow-up, ensure right processes are in place, controls support, etc.)
o Team Sprint Demo Materials: Prepare end of sprint demo materials for team to review with Product leaders
o Measure & Enable Agility Outcomes (metrics set by CCB)

Drive Team Productivity
o Driving Productivity within the Quad: Agility teams play a key role in driving continuous improvement activities, in partnership with the Quad with a focus on: Epic Cycle Time, Dependency Commitments, Change Success Rate, Backlog Health & Churn, Adoption of Windsurf (Codeium), Adoption of True CD & UAT Automation, Quad Location Strategy, AI Generated Stories
o Team Improvement Backlog: Capture and drive tangible team improvement actions to promote speed, efficiency, and collaboration every sprint (ex. Team A has consistent dependency delay from team B)
o Increase productivity and efficiency for the team by streamlining workflow, removing obstacles, and improving practices
o Enhance team collaboration and communication by facilitating retrospective activities, team planning, and reviews with leaders
o Develop plans for learning, uplift, and delivery practice training

Key Cadences:
Scrum Cadences: Drive or enable key scrum cadences based on team maturity (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective). Enables collaboration, improved practices & efficiency
Quarterly Planning: Drive preparation for, team collaboration in, and action items after Product-wide quarterly planning in conjunction with the PAL

Key Measures:
Team Agility Metrics: Responsible for ensuring team is continuously in target and improving core Agility metrics (Backlog Health, Churn, Velocity, Say vs. Do)
Team Jira Hygiene: Ensure team delivery data is kept at high quality in Jira
Productivity & Engagement: New CCB metrics launching this year to cover improvements to productivity, efficiency, and engagement

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
2-3 years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management
Experience managing and developing individual contributors
Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support
Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, monitoring agility metrics; with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on team collaboration