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Responsibilities As a Scrum Master, work within a cross-functional, globally distributed team to lead the planning, estimation, and delivery of client projects and programs. Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Coach and mentor teams on Agile principles, ensuring adherence to Scrum and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and QA teams to ensure user stories and tasks are clearly defined, estimated, and prioritized. Identify and resolve blockers or impediments that may hinder team progress. Track and communicate team performance metrics such as velocity, sprint progress, and burn-down charts. Organize and lead ongoing team planning sessions to identify key risks, issues, and dependencies across workstreams. Coach and mentor team members to develop agile capabilities, self-organization, and related skills. Work with the Scrum team to translate roadmap into team-specific release planning and sprint planning. What We're Looking For 6+ years of experience working with Agile delivery methods like Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid systems. Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with all levels of the organization to gain broader insights into managing workstreams and outcomes. Capable of earning trust and influencing stakeholders without formal authority to achieve required results. Proficient with collaboration tools including Atlassian Jira and Confluence, and Microsoft/Google Office applications. Flexible, collaborative, and able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously to maintain teamwork and optimal project flow. Excellent communication skills. Certification equivalent to Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PSM 1 is a must. Willingness to work in a hybrid mode (2-3 days from the office).
