Sr. Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Scrum Master Job Requirements and Responsibilities:

• Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
• Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
• Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
• Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.
• Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
• Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Acts as a leader who coaches and supports Agile teams assigned to mainly Business as Usual (BAU) work and to a lesser degree, important department initiatives and applicable portions of corporate projects and initiatives.

options, in addition to the Scrum Master job salary. It’s also a great time to highlight any unique benefits that set your company apart, like commuter credits, profit sharing, or paid family leave.

Scrum Master Qualifications / Skills:

• 11+ yrs total experience
• Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
• Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
• Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams
• Agile Scrum master facilitate daily standups, or the daily scrum as needed.
•    Iteration/sprint planning meetings
•    Protect the team from over-committing and scope creep.
•    Aid in estimation and sub task creation.
•    Sprint reviews - Participate in the meeting and capture feedback.
•    Retrospectives - Note areas for improvement and action items for future sprints.
• Board administration - Work as the administrator of the scrum board.
•    Ensure that cards are up to date and the scrum too.