AI-Led Scrum Master

About the role

Our organization is seeking a Scrum Master to manage the Scrum process within software development teams focused on new AI-led initiatives. This role is instrumental in helping teams adopt and improve on the Scrum methodology, coaching them to higher levels of maturity, and ensuring adherence to the Scrum framework. As a servant-leader, you will lead dedicated teams to deliver business value through their development and delivery execution. The position is based in Southlake, Texas (onsite).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader, finding satisfaction in facilitating the success of others.
• Remove obstacles that prevent the team from accomplishing its Sprint goals.
• Ensure all necessary information regarding team progress and successes is highly visible to all stakeholders.
• Support the Product Owner by communicating updates, removing impediments, and assisting with backlog and release plan maintenance.
• Foster an environment where creativity and empowerment can flourish within the development team.
• Act as a Scrum Master for two or more Agile teams simultaneously, providing leadership, direction, and coaching.
• Organize and facilitate effective Scrum meetings, including backlog grooming, Sprint planning, daily Scrums, Sprint reviews, and Sprint retrospectives.
• Work with Product Owners to develop, manage, and continuously groom the team’s product backlog.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 5+ years as a Scrum Master.
• Experience: 5+ years in a software development environment, preferably involving cross-team dependencies.
• Experience: Must have experience working in an environment of AI-led teams.
• Experience: 3+ years owning and managing customer expectations, project schedules, status and reporting, and change management.
• Experience: Leading teams in a large, complex enterprise environment.
• Experience: Demonstrated success scaling AI-Assisted software development across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Scrum Master certification.
• Experience with one or more scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Nexus).
• Previous experience as a traditional project and/or program manager.
• DevOps experience, including continuous integration, continuous build, and continuous delivery tools and techniques.

Skills

• Fully educated and conversant on the Scrum process according to the Scrum Guide.
• Thorough understanding of Agile values and principles.
• Thorough understanding of backlog grooming, relative estimating, release planning, and Sprint planning.
• Knowledge of Scrum metrics such as Sprint burndown, release burnup, and velocity.
• Ability to apply a wide variety of patterns and techniques to enable team success.
• Knowledge of project management fundamentals.
• Strong grasp of software development and technology.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; an ESPP and 401(k) with company match after 12 months of tenure; a Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan; SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program with