What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gaming Scrum Master position at Aquent Talent?
This is an on-site role in Redmond.
Pay Range: $45/hr - $52/hr
Our client is a leader in the gaming space and is looking for a certified Scrum Master who can drive adaptive, iterative improvements to our development process across our game development teams. This person is a servant leader who acts as an ambassador and coach for Agile/Scrum values, identifies improvement opportunities across our processes, and guides the execution of key Sprint ceremonies.
Responsibilities:
- Be an ambassador for Scrum values of commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect.
- As a servant of our process, partner with Producers and discipline leads to identify and report gaps in our process framework.
- Embed with development teams to surface team-specific challenges with our development process, create a mapping of up and downstream customers, and document assumptions we need to harden.
- Schedule, participate, and lead ceremonies for Sprint planning, kickoff, stand-up, review, and backlog grooming.
- Schedule and drive Sprint retrospective meetings across the team to surface potential future targets for process improvement, the state of current process change rollout, and the impact of recent changes to team health.
- Be a steward of our product backlog standards and practices to ensure confidence in our burn-downs and analytics.
The target hiring compensation range for this role is $45/hr - $52/hr. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location. Additional benefits offered may include: https://aquent.com/talent/talent-benefits
About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.
You will want to read this fine print. Part of our mission is to take care of you, so we offer the best benefits. Unlike other staffing companies, we provide talent with the same benefits that our CEO gets.
This includes:
- A choice of three major medical plans (including vision coverage) plus dental insurance
- Paid sick leave for all hourly talent in the U.S. and Canada
- 401(k) with a match and immediate vesting
- Exclusive employee discounts through Promo Code: Aquent
- Access to hundreds of professional development courses through Aquent Gymnasium
- And much more
Salary : $45 - $52
