Job Summary The Scrum Master â€" III plays a critical role in fostering Agile practices across one or more cross-functional teams.
This individual acts as a coach, facilitator, and servant-leader, ensuring the successful execution of Agile ceremonies, removal of impediments, and alignment with strategic product goals.
This role contributes to high-performing team dynamics and continuous improvement while supporting delivery of sprint goals and PI objectives.
Key Responsibilities - Plan, lead, organize, and coach cross-functional teams in Agile methodologies
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Remove impediments and shield the team from outside interference to ensure sprint and PI goal delivery
- Foster team collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement
- Act as the communication liaison between Product Owners, Managers, and development teams
- Support short and long-term release planning with Product Owners
- Coordinate deployment activities in partnership with program and release managers
- Track and communicate Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burn-down, cycle time) to promote visibility and improvement
- Support Scrum of Scrums coordination to manage inter-team dependencies
- Coach teams on user story sizing, acceptance criteria, and Agile best practices
- Drive cross-functional initiatives of medium to complex scope
- Act as a change agent within the team and broader organization
Required Qualifications - Bachelor†s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of IT work experience with at least 1 year of direct Scrum execution in a development setting
- Knowledge of multiple Agile methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Scaled Agile)
- Understanding of iterative and incremental development principles
- Experience using Agile tools such as Jira, Jira Align, and Confluence
- Strong leadership, facilitation, and team collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications - PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or equivalent Agile certification
- Experience managing or working with cross-team dependencies and large-scale Agile environments
- Prior experience as a coach or mentor for Agile team practices
Education: Bachelors Degree