2-5+ years' experience as a Scrum Master at a complex enterprise level company
Flexible and adaptable with great communication skills
Participated in Scrum of Scrums and managing multiple scrum teams
Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality assurance, development, product owner, business analysis or as an agile coach
Day to Day:
An employer is looking for a Scrum Master for a contract to possible hire opportunity.
An experienced servant leader and coach for a cross-functional agile team operating in complex and cross functional work across the In Stock program specifically focused on the Vendor delivery and Search spaces. The Scrum Master guides and facilitates a Scrum &/or Kanban team involved in a large fast-paced program implementing complex technology for business-oriented solutions, through effective application of the agile based SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) and associated ceremonies, ensuring the agreed upon agile practice is being followed. Removing impediments and fostering a high performing team with a focus on continuous improvement resulting in quality and timeliness delivery.
Key Responsibilities • Guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity • Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies • Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals • Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments • Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of productive conflict resolution and problem solving • Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution • Prepare and present reports on the progress and success • Coordinate activities with other teams across the program • Partner with and support the Product Owner • Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters • Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization • Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release / Potentially Shippable Increments planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, iteration review/demos, and retrospectives • Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of appropriate tools, standards and best practices • Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility • Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate resources. • Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity • Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition. • Empower the team to self-organize around achieving their commitments • Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team's ability to deliver against their commitments • Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)