A Scrum Master that has successfully led a scrum team for software a product implementation. A Scrum Master that has applied the formal Agile methodology, with a functional leadership triangle and a high performing self-managing team. This Scrum Master must also be able to act as a Project Manager that can combine the core scrum team deliverables with enterprise inter-dependencies that may be using different methodologies into one integrated plan. This plan must align with the product roadmap. Proven experience in delivering true Agile software within a corporate environment with time and budget constraints.

Requirements:

Essential Job Functions:

• Build a strong relationship with Product Owner and Technical Lead for a full functional leadership triangle

• Schedule and facilitate daily scrum, sprint planning, demo, backlog grooming, demo and retrospective meetings

• Help team or individual to clarify goals and actions to achieve them

• Resolve conflicts, focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty and respect

• Ability to shield team from outside distractions and interferences

• Help team or individual to clarify goals and actions to achieve them

• Helps product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint

• Remove impediments, understand how and when to escalate issues to Leadership

• Ensure accuracy of Agile metrics, holding team accountable for timely updates of pointing and status

• Effectively communicate and use metrics to plan, forecast, and communicate status

• Forecasting and aligning project budget with velocity and backlog sizing

Requirements:

• 5 or more years of Project Management work experience

• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least one year for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.

• Understand the basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development

• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

• Knowledge about Agile techniques like: User Stories, Continuous Integration, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.

• Know about the value of metrics and incremental delivery.

• Understand the basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.

Nice to have:

• Rally software experience.