Scrum Master

Title: Scrum Master

Location: Remote or Portsmouth, NH; Plano, TX; Indianapolis, IN

Duration: 12 Months contract

Job Introduction:

The Scrum Master II is responsible for the timely and successful delivery of features/enablers for programmatic business and/or technology objectives that require coordination of multiple Scrum teams. Facilitates process and program execution, escalates impediments, manages risk, and helps drive program-level continuous improvement.

About the job:

• Implements consistent processes and tools for program management

• Aggregates the Scrum team objectives and progress and publishes to the business and all team members to ensure visibility and transparency

• Removes impediments through the provision of appropriate resources, guidance, and escalation

• Collaborate with product owner and architect to ensure alignment on strategy and execution

• Facilitates interaction and appropriate communication between scrum teams, architecture, and UX

• Ensures adherence to agile practice through program increment planning, retrospectives, etc., for scrum teams

• Ensures successful delivery of large impact and/or cross-functional product initiatives

• Coaches, mentors, and provides guidance to scrum masters

• Provides input on Scrum Master performance

Desired skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Business, Computer Science or a related discipline.

• Minimum 6 years of IT and project/program management experience in Agile software development, including coaching on agile methodologies.

• Familiarity with scaling frameworks and methodologies with 3+ years’ experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Agile Coach. Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and consensus-building skills.

• Requires the ability to manage projects from conception to successful implementation.

• Requires solid project management skills, ability to multitask, and manage multiple projects in a cross-functional environment.

• Requires excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and team building skills, business judgment, and proven expertise in directing the efforts of a technical staff.

• Requires in-depth knowledge of business functions and extensive understanding of business operations, strategies, and objectives. Knowledge of Financial systems and practices is beneficial.