Scrum Master

Candidates will be disqualified if the following criteria are not met:

• Employment Type: No C2C (Corp-to-Corp) or C2H (Contract-to-Hire) arrangements. W2 contract only. No referral fees will be entertained.
• Work Authorization: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.
• Local in San Francisco, CA or Los Angeles or 1 hour drive to San Francisco or Los Angeles
• 1 years minimum experience as a Scrum Master in an IT or software development setting
• Proficiency using Jira
• Requires PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent certification

Qu8alification:

• 1 years minimum experience as a Scrum Master in an IT or software development setting

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience

• Proficiency using Jira (managing scrum boards and generating metrics)

• Demonstrated ability to coach individuals in a scrum team

• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of explaining technical and project related information to stakeholders.

• Proven ability to balance competing priorities

• Requires PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent certification

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates and is accountable for leading the team through the agile ceremonies, including:

o Daily scrums

o Sprint demos

o Retrospectives

o Backlog Grooming

o Sprint Planning

o PI Planning

• Guides the team to follow Agile/Scrum practices and daily activities to actively promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each Sprint and Program Increment.

• Coach the team to address any issues with the Agile/scrum process. Instill an “Inspect & Adapt” culture within the team.

• Proactively removes impediments to team agility and guides the team(s) on methods to escalate when needed to prevent challenges from becoming blockers.

• Protects the team from disturbances and conflicting priorities.

• Manages team workload, reaches out to their managers or Product Management when needed to negotiate time.

• Manages dependencies across other Agile teams, regularly working with the other scrum masters and Program Manager/RTE.

• Works closely with the Product Owner, Product Analysts, and Solutions Lead in ensuring sprints are healthy and work is effectively delivered on by the team.

• Owns the Jira project and handles the management of all issues in Jira for the team. Uses metrics in Jira, including burnup/down charts, release burndowns, and team velocity to assess team health and identify improvement opportunities. Uses Jira to tracks team and team-members’ capacity based on tangible metrics.