Sr. Scrum Master -remote

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Job description

This is W2 role

Duration: 6+ months

Must have a valid LinkedIn profile

Location Remote with quarterly PI planning travel

Must be Sr level with great comm skills, ADO, SAFe, and ability to drive change in an enterprise / cross functional environment.

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Key experience

Prior experience as scrum master

(preferred) experience with Scaled Agile especially enterprise transformation

willingness to both handle scrum master duties (run stand ups, sprint planning, maintain ADO) and support inexperienced PMs and POs in transitioning to an agile way of working.

Sample JD

We are looking for an experienced scrum master to oversee and guide scrum teams. The scrum master's responsibilities include ensuring that development teams follow scrum framework values and agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.

To be successful as a scrum master, you should have a firm grasp of agile practices and the ability to effectively manage and mentor development teams. An outstanding scrum master should have excellent interpersonal, project management, and problem-solving skills.

Scrum Master Responsibilities:

Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.

Training, mentoring, and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.

Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.

Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.

Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements.

Planning and organizing demos and product/system testing.

Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for the scrum team.

Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials.

Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders.

Scrum Master Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred.

Certified scrum master, SAFe preferred.

3+ years of experience as a scrum master or in a similar role.

Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions.

Leadership and management experience.

Excellent people and project management skills.

Strong communication and presentation skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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