Scrum Master

Job Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and manage all Scrum ceremonies (e.g., Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective) for two or more agile teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure strong adherence to Agile fundamentals and principles within the teams, promoting self-organization and accountability.
• Drive alignment and effective communication between Product Owners, Engineers, and leadership to ensure shared understanding and common goals.
• Provide clear and timely communication to leadership regarding project delivery status, impediments, and critical decisions required to support project execution, including securing necessary sign-offs.
• Lead and contribute to technical program conversations, including architectural approaches and system design, effectively articulating solutions and collaborating to co-develop documentation.
• Champion and instill documentation best practices to ensure designs meet requirements and facilitate the ongoing maintenance and development of technical and regulatory solutions.
• Proactively document technical debt and health features to be delivered in upcoming Program Increments (PIs) within JIRA.
• Finalize team commitments and sprint plans in collaboration with technical teams, ensuring realistic and achievable goals.
• Conduct PI Readiness assessments, evaluating the completeness and readiness of features from a technical perspective for each Program Increment.
• Proactively identify, track, and manage project risks and issues, developing effective mitigation and contingency plans.
• Identify and manage cross-team dependencies, facilitating communication and coordination to ensure smooth project flow.
• Define and track key project milestones and manage the overall release plan.
• Possess a good understanding of the underlying technology stack to effectively plan work, guide technical discussions, and facilitate progress.

Required Skills:

• Strong foundational knowledge and practical experience with Agile principles and Scrum methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience handling 2-3 scrum teams as a Scrum Master.
• Good knowledge and practical experience with SAFe Agile framework, including a strong understanding of PI planning.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to understand complex technical aspects and effectively converse with technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using agile project management tools like JIRA.