Scrum Master

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Key Responsibilities

Scrum Facilitation & Agile Coaching :

• Organize and lead all scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, grooming, and retrospectives.
• Promote agile best practices and support continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor team members and Product Owners to improve agile maturity and autonomy.
  

Team Enablement & Protection

• Identify and remove impediments to team progress.
• Create a focused work environment by shielding the team from distractions and scope creep.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
  

Cross-functional Coordination

• Facilitate clear communication between engineering, product, and QA teams.
• Ensure sprint priorities are understood and aligned with product goals.
• Partner closely with Product Owners to maintain healthy and well-prioritized backlogs.
  

Project & Delivery Management

• Track team capacity and ensure tasks are properly scoped and maintained in Jira.
• Monitor sprint health and velocity to support accurate planning.
• Identify delivery risks and escalate blockers to leadership as needed.
• Maintain sprint reporting, including burn down charts, velocity tracking, and metrics.
  

Tools & Process

• Support Jira hygiene and process standardization.
• Help onboard new team members to agile processes and tools.
  

Qualifications

• 8 years experience as a Scrum Master, preferably in a SaaS or software product environment.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Strong familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and agile metrics.
• Experience with distributed or offshore teams is a plus.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and keep teams aligned.