Sr. Scrum Master remote

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Organize and facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, Sprint Planning/Grooming, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives
• Maintain JIRA and other information radiators for the teams
• Mentor and coach team members on core Agile values, principles, practices, and processes
• Enable team to become self-organizing and self-managing to achieve its goals
• Work with the Product Management team to develop release plans and ensure product backlogs are well-groomed, prioritized and visible to all stakeholders
• Motivate teams to perform and ensure team members are collectively responsible for all aspects of the committed work (analysis, development, testing, documentation, etc.)
• Identify, address, and communicate project risks, dependencies, and team impediments
• Ensure the team's 'definition of done' is well defined on the story, sprint, and release levels
• Facilitate productivity through discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Shield the team from external interferences
• Assist with internal and external communication, and improving transparency
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on problem solving
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team
• Coach a continuous improvement mindset and recommend adjustments to established delivery practices
• Participate in Scrum of Scrum meetings to ensure cross-team collaboration and coordination of release plans and integration of testing activities
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including customers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus at least five years (5+) of experience in Agile development environment
• Experience with using and implementing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work rapidly in a high tempo environment that often requires multitasking
• Experience with software development or working in software development organization
• Ability to create, sustain, and enhance fostering of team dynamics and collaboration
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile Certified Scrum Master (PMI-ACP)
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
• Energetic, goal oriented, proactive, innovative, hardworking, and patient

Qualifications

• None explicitly specified beyond the experience and skills listed

Benefits & Perks

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental and vision plan options
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Paid time off including vacation, sick, personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per year plus 10 paid holidays
• Paid Family Leave providing up to 160 hours in a rolling 12 month period
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance