Scrum Master
KellyMitchell Group · Chicago, IL · 2 mo ago
Information Technology$60–$70/hrContract
Core Responsibilities
- Organize, moderate and demonstrate value-add principles and practices to the teams, with an emphasis on leveraging the benefits of Agile, facilitating continuous improvement and enabling teams to be self-empowered
- Develop and execute plans and roadmaps, deliver status reports, meet deadlines, coordinate timelines and efforts and operate under tight time constraints
- Establish strong working relationships and promote bi-directional communication within and across multiple business and technology teams
- Apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas
- Effectively facilitate discussions and suggest alternative approaches
- Be transparent and provide visibility to Business and Technology
- Develop and grow trust across the project team(s), Business and Technology
- Collaborate closely with PMO team to facilitate change
- Responsible for formal meeting facilitation including meetings that support the Agile meeting cadence
- Balance workload between scrum master and project management responsibilities
Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required
- A basic understanding of technology and technical architecture
- Intermediate to advanced understanding of basic software development methodologies and fundamentals (Agile, SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, Waterfall, etc.)
- Experience with developing, testing, and deploying software utilizing a rapid, iterative delivery method
- Understanding of all facets of the software development life cycle including planning, requirements management, development, quality assurance, change management and release management
- Exposure or awareness of continuous integration and test-driven development practices, test automation, and tools
- Experience with Agile Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools (ADO)
Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)
- 5+ years of experience in Project Management, Process Management or Relationship Management
- Process or Project Management certification (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, PMP), Business Management certification
- Strong problem solving and influencing skills
- Work experience achieving results with complex projects
- Proficient in end-to-end project management delivery