Scrum Master
Horizontal Talent

Job Info

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Description:

• Part of an Agile team to deliver high value software solutions that contribute to the success of technology initiatives.
• The individual will facilitate and coordinate all of the agile ceremonies and oversee the building of the Agile team’s backlog.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Three or more years of experience in Agile technology delivery
• Five or more years of experience in Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) teams
• Three or more years of experience as a Scrum Master

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Strong knowledge of Agile values, principles and practices and capacity to understand specific needs or requirements to apply skills/knowledge
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification a plus
• Experience as a Scrum Master managing multiple teams simultaneously
• Knowledge of scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP, and other Agile frameworks 
• Comfort with agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MURAL
• Experience with distributed teams, in multiple time zones
• Demonstrated ability to partner and communicate effectively with non-technical team members, resolving contending or contradictory objectives, and unifying disparate ideas into a homogenized solution
• Possess the ability to influence others, implement change, and standardize processes in a complex business environment
• A passion for mentoring and growing the potential of others
• Great teammate - should be ready to go beyond to help the immediate team and not shy away from asking for help if needed.
• Eagerness to learn new technologies and bring new ideas to the table
• Demonstrated growth mindset
• Positive attitude and ability to inspire the team toward continuous improvement
• Experience with outcomes-based planning and delivery (i.e., OKR)
• Ability to partner with Product, Tech, UX and Data disciplines
• Experience with Design Sprints and/or Product Discovery tactics
• Direct experience with big room planning and cross-team coordination
• Understanding of basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
• Experience successfully delivering solutions on an aggressive schedule
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to work in ambiguity and iterate to a solution – can estimate and solve basic business problems without explicit direction
• Creative, flexible, and willing to continuously change, evolve, and improve software development processes
• Demonstrated technical leadership and direction
• Demonstrated program-level collaboration and system architecture understanding
• Strong communication, collaboration, leadership, conflict resolution, budgeting and time management skills
• Experience in business analysis, product management or product development"

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