Scrum Master

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Job Summary

Job Duties

• Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions. (Essential)
• Optimize Scrum team velocity to identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance. (Essential)
• Deliver capabilities using agile practices while following the software development lifecycle, business process mapping, and various release processes to ensure all risk, security, and development requirements are met. (Essential)
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate delivery of work product from the teams and escalate key risks and issues impeding Scrum team effectiveness. (Essential)
• Training, mentoring, and supporting Scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.
• Scheduling and facilitating Scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
• Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams make improvements.
• Planning and organizing release handoff sessions between the Development and Quality Assurance teams.
• Facilitate planning and prioritization discussion for agile activities.
• Ability to work with onshore and offshore teams, managing schedules and expectations of Scrum teams.
• Preparing and presenting backlog status reports to stakeholders.
• Guide the teams to follow agile and Scrum practices to promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each release.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Train the Scrum team and serve as a mentor to less experienced staff.
• Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• 3 years in Experience as a Scrum Master (Required)
• 1 year in Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Required)
• Experience with Netsuite ERP.
• Strong knowledge of agile Scrum principles and practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with functional and technical audiences.
• Effective at working across organizational boundaries.
• Extensive knowledge of Work Management Software, preferably Wrike.
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Preferred Certifications/Licensures:(Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).)