Scrum Master

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: NYC, NY (Day 1 onsite)

Duration: 6+ Months

Job Description:

Note: Local candidates will be given first preference.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Technical Scrum Master for multiple teams to deliver solutions in support of key product and engineering initiatives.

Provide cross-functional coordination with Engineering and Product Management and inter/intra team communications to deliver outstanding program outcomes.

Work closely with software engineers, product managers and other engineering teams to get high-quality products and features through the SDLC (build, test and release on time).

Manage project schedules, identify possible issues and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders.

Data driven / logical in implementing. Excited by going deeper vs broader. Not shying away from contributes technical discussions.

Maintaining release and dependency plans across Engineering teams and external partners

Actively identifying, managing and raising risks, issues, and changes tied to product development initiatives.

Conducting Planning sessions and Scrum ceremonies, with a focus on continuously learning from the past

Finding opportunities to embrace innovative technologies and processes

7+ years of IT experience with 2+ years of agile experience scrum master managing scrum team for medium to large software development projects

Comes from a technical delivery background with a good understanding of software engineering and technologies.

Organized, diligent, proactive and passionate about delivery

Excellent in Agile, Scrum development teams delivering fast paced environment.

Experience understanding technology solutions at an enterprise-level

Excellent oral and written communication skills and an ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with third parties, development and product managers

Experience in clarifying objectives, dealing with ambiguity, advocating for simplification, influencing teams and being able to build your own path to navigate to solutions

Must Have Qualifications:

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification.

Agile experience as a Scrum Master managing multiple Scrum Teams for software development projects.

Experience working cross functionally with Engineering, Product Management, and other functions involved in Project Delivery.

Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interact with leadership, technical and non-technical groups.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, consultation and organizational skills.

Nice to Have Qualifications

Expertise in JIRA.

PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification

Knowledge of Restaurant Industry is plus.

Passionate about building technical solutions