Role: Senior Scrum Master (Banking Domain)
Locations: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid Onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months Contract
F2F Interview MUST
Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 3-4 Days every week. Local candidates only.
Job Summary:
- As a Senior Scrum Master, you will serve as a servant-leader and coach for multiple Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles, facilitating end-to-end ceremonies, and enabling continuous improvement.
- You will partner closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters to drive delivery excellence, cross-team collaboration, and strong software quality.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate Agile Ceremonies:
- Organize and lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and release planning workshops.
- Maintain sprint progress visibility using dashboards, burndown charts, velocity tracking, and big visible charts.
Remove Impediments & Manage Dependencies
- Identify and proactively resolve blockers, coordinating across teams or escalating when necessary.
- Handle external dependencies, mitigate risks, and foster quick decision-making.
Coach & Mentor Agile Teams
- Educate teams and Product Owners on Agile practices, backlog creation techniques, and maintaining Definition of Ready/Done .
- Encourage self-organization, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, and productivity enhancements.
Champion Scrum & Agile Adoption
- Promote transparency through all Scrum events, foster servant leadership, and encourage agile values.
- Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to scale Agile across teams and improve overall Agile maturity.
Track Metrics & Report Progress
- Capture and report team performance metrics velocity, burn-down, defect trends to stakeholders.
- Use data-driven insights to identify opportunities for process improvements.
Ensure Quality & Delivery Excellence
- Advocate for test automation, quality goals, and stable sprint execution without compromising deliverables.
- Coach teams to craft clear, well-formed user stories and uphold acceptance criteria.
Qualifications & Experience:
- 10 years in Agile environments with a minimum of 4 years as a Scrum Master.
- Demonstrated experience guiding multiple, cross-functional Agile teams and scaled environments.
Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent; additional certifications (PMP, CSP, SAFe, ITIL) preferred.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong proficiency with Scrum theory and Agile frameworks (Kanban, XP, etc.)
- Excellent facilitation, communication, conflict-resolution, and coaching abilities.
- Experience with Agile tools like Jira, Confluence, Rally or Trello; proficient with transparency and reporting dashboards.
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