Scrum Master II

About the role

As a Scrum Master II, you will coordinate cross-functional Agile development teams using Scrum principles and tools. You will support self-organized teams to complete Scrum projects, remove blockers, and facilitate daily stand-ups. You will also coordinate sprint reviews, retrospectives, grooming and planning, track progress, escalate appropriately, and maintain schedules.

Responsibilities

• Use agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions
• Train, mentor, and support scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices
• Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items
• Schedule and facilitate scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes
• Monitor progress and performance and help teams to make improvements
• Plan and organize demos and product/system testing
• Ensure the proper use of collaborative processes and remove impediments for the scrum team
• Track project processes, deliverables, and financials
• Prepare and present status reports to stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience

Experience and Skills

• 2 to 4 years of experience as a scrum master
• Certified Scrum Master
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban to deliver solutions
• Facilitate daily Scrums
• Run Sprint planning meetings
• Minute feedback meetings or Sprint reviews
• Run retrospectives
• Administer the Scrum Board
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or Jira
• Consult internally
• Analyze burndown charts
• Manage and eliminate roadblocks
• Leadership and management experience
• Excellent people and project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps

Position Competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Quality and Risk Management
• Systems Thinking
• Technical/Functional Expertise

Physical Demands

This is a standard desk role requiring extended sitting and computer work.

Work Environment

Remote. Reliable internet connection via cable broadband or fiber optic service with speeds of at least 100Mbps download/25Mbps upload is required.