Data & Insights - Sr. Scrum Master

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring they run smoothly and efficiently
• Coach the team on Agile practices and help the organization embrace Agile as a culture
• Assist the Data and Insights Leadership in teaching and structuring agile development practices
• Remove impediments and obstacles that prevent the team from achieving its sprint goals
• Ensure that the team is working efficiently and at a sustainable pace by tracking progress using metrics like burndown charts and velocity reports
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners to ensure the product backlog is well defined, prioritized, and understood by the team
• Assist in the development of clear user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring the team understands requirements
• Manage cross-functional collaboration and communication between different stakeholders, including developers, product managers, and business
• Encourage continuous improvement within the team by facilitating process optimization and feedback loops
• Create Capacity and Utilization reports to ensure Data and Insights Leadership has visibility on the teams capacity
• Serve as a servant leader for the Scrum team, promoting self-organization and helping the team adhere to Agile principles and values

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in business (MBA) or STEM related field required
• 2+ years working experience as a Scrum Master in a fast-paced Agile environment
• 2+ years working experience Scrum methodology, Agile frameworks, and other project management tools such as Kanban, Lean, and XP required
• 2+ years experience with Agile project management tools like Azure DevOps, Rally, Jira or Trello required
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

Nice to Have

• Master's Degree in business (MBA) or STEM related field preferred
• Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) preferred
• Certified Scrum Manager preferred
• 1+ years ability to coach and mentor Agile teams in adopting Agile best practices and adapting to changes preferred
• 1+ years working with cross-functional teams to produce technology products required
• 2+ years knowledge of software development lifecycle and technology delivery processes is a plus preferred