Scrum Master

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Description:

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Scrum Master to join our growing team. If you are passionate about Agile methodologies, teamwork, and coaching teams, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

1. Supporting Scrum Teams:
• Facilitation of Scrum ceremonies (Sprint planning, Daily stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective)
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and development team to ensure a clear understanding of product backlog items.
• Help maintain and update team boards, burndown charts and other Scrum artifacts.
2. Team Collaboration:
• Foster a collaborative and self-organizing team culture.
• Demonstrate, encourage and facilitate open communication among team members.
• Assist in identifying and resolving conflicts/impediments that hinder team s progress.
3. Continuous Improvement:
• Facilitate engaging retrospective meetings to identify areas of improvements.
• Contribute to the implementation of process improvements by acting as a team coach.
• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum best practices that are leveraged by high performing software development teams and organizations.
4. Metrics and Reporting:
• Assist in tracking and reporting key performance and flow metrics, such as velocity, throughput, cycle time and release burn-up.
• Generate and maintain project progress reports for stakeholders.
5. Training and Onboarding:
• Help onboard new team members to Agile principles and practices.
• Provide guidance and support to team members as they adapt to Agile methodologies.
6. Stakeholder & Leadership Engagement:
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their expectations and to help coach the product owner and scrum team on the optimal ways of working.
• Work with project managers and product owners to deliver meaningful information/reports to stakeholders.
• Communicate team health updates, challenges, and wins to leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and methodologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Familiarity with project management tools and software. Jira experience is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scrum Master certification (CSM or equivalent).
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Kanban, XP, etc.).

Previous experience in a software development or IT environment.