Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master professional to join our agile team. As a Scrum Master, you will play a crucial role in guiding and coaching the team to deliver high-value data analytics solutions.
The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with Product Owners, fellow Scrum Masters, and cross-functional agile teams to ensure successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
* Partner with Product Owners to define product goals, prioritize backlog items, and manage dependencies, roadmaps, and reporting.
* Facilitate all scrum events (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives) and ensure they are productive and timeboxed.
* Coach team members in agile principles, values, and best practices.
* Promote a culture of continuous improvement and encourage reflection on processes during retrospectives.
* Support teams in identifying and mitigating impediments, risks, and dependencies.
* Monitor team performance using metrics such as burn-down, burn-up, flow efficiency, lead time, cycle time, and impediment resolution time.
* Foster open dialogue and productive collaboration within and across teams.
* Guide teams in understanding and implementing Scrum practices and principles.
* Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders as needed.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Profound understanding of Agile principles, frameworks, and tools.
* Certified Scrum Master or Agile certification (e.g., PSM I, CSM, PMI-ACP).
* Proven experience in a Scrum Master role within an agile environment.
* Strong familiarity with Azure DevOps.
* Excellent facilitation and mediation skills to resolve conflicts and promote psychological safety.
* Strong communication skills in English (written and oral).
* Willingness to travel.
Nice to Have:
* Experience in scaled agile environments.
* Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, or other tracking tools.
* Experience using facilitation tools such as Miro or Whiteboard.