Scrum Master

Job Description

Scrum Master Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Agile delivery, project management, and Scrum framework. Key Responsibilities Responsible for facilitating the Agile development process and ensuring that the Scrum framework is followed. They work closely with the development team and product owner to ensure that user stories are properly defined and that the team has a clear understanding of project goals and priorities. They also organize and lead daily Scrum meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, and help to identify and remove any obstacles that may be hindering the team's progress PM: • Responsibility and ownership for funded projects, and has a great deal of customer contact and accountability • Schedule Management Ensures that project timelines are established and published and assists with the determination of a project scope that is scheduled in manageable components • Financial management – oversees the forecasting, budget tracking, analysis and communications assessed, documented and managed through to completion • Risk Management – communications, mitigation and tracking of overall project risk • Status and Communication management – accountable to create project status and communication materials for executive review • Change Management – accountable for the efficient and timely management of the Change Management process – ensures all project change requests are well understood, tracked and • Process Management – participates in project delivery best practices, and focal point for overall project health • Works closely with the business stakeholders and the IT teams to mitigate project risk and maintain momentum. • Provides leadership and direction for Project Managers and the development team SM: List: • Facilitate Scrum Events: Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective • Remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics to increase probability of success each sprint. • Coach teams in self-organization, continuous improvement and Scrum framework practices. • Incorporate lessons learned and continuous improvements into the delivery cycle. • Work with product team in creating and maintaining the User Stories, Deliverables, Backlog, Jira board and Team Capacity planning. • Point of contact for internal and external communication. • Prioritize work, handle multiple tasks, achieve set goals, and deliver timely results. • Resource management of both internal and external resources assigned to a project. • Accountable for on time and quality delivery of new/enhanced functionality. • Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and tracking of costs.. Required Skills 1. Agile Delivery: 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master. 2. Project Management: 3+ years of experience with project manager skillset. 3. Resource & Stakeholder Management: 5+ years of experience. 4. Project Budget Management: 5+ years of experience. 5. Communication: 5+ years of experience. Nice-to-Have Skills 1. Technical background. 2. Soft skills assets. Soft Skills Assets 1. Strong leadership skills with risk management. 2. Results-oriented. 3. Understanding of business needs/input, customer focus. 4. Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment with good tolerance to ambiguity and manage multiple projects.