Scrum Master

Day to day accountabilities will include:

• Plan and facilitate team ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint demo, and retrospectives

• Coach and support the Product Owner to effectively manage the backlog and maximize business value

• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences

• Help manage risks, raise impediments, and facilitate their resolution

• Develop familiarity with the team's objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, in order to effectively coordinate dependencies across multiple teams

• Lead team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques

• Represent the team at the Scrum-of-Scrum (SoS), collaborate with the RTE and other Scrum Masters to ensure execution alignment within the program

• Participate in Scrum Master Communities of Practices (CoP) to learn from and share experiences and apply learnings to improve team performance and grow within the role

• Collaborate with Financial Management Team to keep Journey / Team info consolidated and updated using Power BI as a tool

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role required

• Adept at story writing, estimation, refinement, and other techniques

• Excellent interpersonal skills to partner and interact with technical and business stakeholders; a "servant leader" mindset

• Exceptional communication skills, analytical, problem-solving skills, mentoring and facilitation skills

• Highly organized and motivated; a "can do" attitude

• Assertive with ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment and be a change agent for the team

• Experience using Power BI or similar tools strongly preferred

• Scrum Master certification a plus