Job summary:
Title:
Scrum Master ( Scrum and Kanban) - Hybrid
Location:
Chicago, IL or Houston, TX
Length and terms:
Long term - W2 or C2C
Position created on 03/31/:29 pm
Job description:
Interview: 2 video interviews; Long term project Initial remote due to covid then onsite
Job Description:
- Looking for someone out of financial clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate Agile practices with a focus on Scrum methodology
- Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and burn-down tracking
- Maintain and share relevant sprint metrics to visualize team progress
- Own and remove impediments that block team progress
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and fast software delivery
- Drive Agile transformation across all levels of the organization
- Promote accountability, transparency, and cross-functional collaboration
Strategies & Leadership
- Serve as a senior Agile team member and guide Agile adoption and sustainability
- Scale Agile practices from team to enterprise level
- Act as a change agent and support individuals and teams on their Agile journey
- Independently make decisions to drive Agile rollouts
- Provide hands-on coaching and mentoring to all Agile roles
- Contribute to and develop the internal Agile Community and Communities of Practice
- Create and deliver Agile training materials across the organization
- Support Agile teams in developing best practices and team playbooks
- Collaborate with non-Agile teams during transformation efforts
- Define, track, and report metrics to assess Agile performance
- Inspire stakeholders across all levels to embrace Agile
- Develop and mentor team members professionally
- Build trust across IT, business units, and leadership
- Assess Scrum maturity of teams and provide tailored support
- Advise on managing dependencies between teams and third-party stakeholders
- Establish strong partnerships with key stakeholders for Agile buy-in
- Contribute to strategic planning and roadmaps to improve ROI and adoption
- Encourage innovation and continuous process improvement
Required Knowledge & Skills
- In-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile methodologies
- Proficiency in Agile tools and frameworks
- Proven ability to work effectively with diverse teams across locations
- Strong tech-savvy mindset for Agile training and research
- Influential and respected across all organizational levels
- Effective communicator and facilitator from team to executive level
- Assertive in enforcing Agile principles and resolving conflicts
- Energetic and motivational leadership style
- Committed to continuous personal and team improvement
- Skilled in defining and leveraging Agile metrics for decision-making
- Fast learner of technical and business domain knowledge
- Exceptional presentation and public speaking experience
- Deep understanding of Agile product envisioning and development practices
- Strong conflict resolution and consensus-building capabilities
- Solid grasp of iterative development and SDLC best practices
Education
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience required
Certifications
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or PMI-ACP preferred
- Must be Scrum Certified and experience with both scrum and kanban.
Contact the recruiter working on this position:
The recruiter working on this position is Nadeem Ahmed Razvi(Shaji Team)
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