Senior Associate, Scrum Master

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum, with proficiency in tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Agile

Metrics Reporting. The role requires the ability to create complex dashboards on burndown charts, velocity, capacity planning, issue tracking, and execute all standard Scrum Master responsibilities in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Essential Duties:

• Act as a servant leader, guiding and coaching the Scrum team on Agile principles and practices to ensure the successful adoption and execution of the Scrum framework.
• Facilitate and lead Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring they are effective, focused, and lead to actionable outcomes.
• Manage and maintain the Scrum process, including the sprint backlog, sprint planning, task estimation, and sprint progress tracking using tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to prioritize and groom the product backlog, ensuring that it is refined, manageable, and aligned with project goals.
• Create and maintain detailed and complex dashboards for burndown charts, velocity trends, capacity planning, and issue tracking to enable informed decision-making and effective sprint execution.
• Identify and remove impediments or blockers hindering the team's progress, facilitating resolution, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Foster a collaborative and communicative environment within the team, encouraging transparency, trust, and open dialogue among all members.
• Encourage and facilitate cross-functional collaboration and self-organization within the team to drive high-quality, on-time deliverables.
• This role includes release management responsibilities, coordinating release planning, scheduling, and deployment across multiple teams. You will work closely with Product Owners, QA, and DevOps to ensure high-quality, timely releases.

TECHNICAL/SOFT SKILLS

• Proficiency in Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Agile Metrics Reporting for effective project management and reporting.
• Ability to create complex dashboards for burndown charts, velocity, capacity planning, issue tracking, providing valuable insights for decision-making.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and practices, with the ability to guide and coach teams towards self-organization and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM) preferred
• Remove impediments and shield the team from external distractions.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• This role includes release management responsibilities, coordinating release planning, scheduling, and deployment across multiple teams. You will work closely with Product Owners, QA, and DevOps to ensure high-quality, timely releases.

EXPERIENCE :5-7+ years of proven experience as a Scrum Master in a fast-paced software development environment, adept in Agile methodologies (particularly Scrum).

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Required:

• Coach and mentor, the Scrum Team, and stakeholders on Agile practices, empowering them to self-organize and continuously improve. Utilize Agile Metrics Reporting to provide insights into team performance, aiding decision-making and fostering accountability. Familiarity with Agile tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or Trello. Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and Agile methodologies.

Preferred:

• Support team dynamics, mediating conflicts, resolving disagreements, and fostering a culture of respect and collaboration.