Akkodis is seeking a Senior Scrum Master for a contract position with one of our direct clients based in East Hartford, CT/Houston, TX (Onsite).

Rate Range: $50-52/hr. On w2 (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

Responsibilities:

• Agile Leadership: Deliver expert guidance on Agile principles and practices, guaranteeing their effective implementation within the organization. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and agility with a servant leadership mindset
• Champion the Method: Advocate and Evangelize the Agile and Scrum methodology
• Team Empowerment: Lead team collaboration, decision-making, and problem-solving processes. Encourage teams to self-organize, promote accountability, and deliver high-quality results
• Process Optimization: Seek out chances for process improvement and drive initiatives to improve team efficiency, productivity, and overall project delivery
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and leadership to align priorities, manage expectations, and ensure successful project outcomes

Requirements:

• Outstanding people coach and mentor
• Demonstrated career success
• Collaborative Leader and Strong Communicator:
• Excellent people skills
• Facilitation
• Conflict resolution, and the
• Ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Continuous Learner:
• A growth mindset,
• Staying informed about emerging practices
• Pursuing certifications or education

Nice to Haves:

• Scrum Master certification
• Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in of different contexts (team sizes, organizations, cultures, etc.)
• History of continued education in Scrum -training, conferences, self-study, etc.
• Knowledge/experience with methods like Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Relevant experience using Jira Agile and Confluence or comparable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our program allows employees to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.