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Agile Scrum Master - Lead
Location: Atlanta ,GA
Leads and coaches the organization in its Scrum adoption. -Plans Scrum implementations within the organization. -Helps employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development. -Recommends change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team. -Ensures the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value. -Facilitates Scrum events as requested or needed. -Coaches the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality
Quals--
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS)
Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles
Must hold at least one Scrum Certification from Scrum Alliance or SAFe
Must have excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams
Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for U.S.-based job, if not currently employed by ***, Inc.
WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS)
Bachelor s degree and 4 years of product or project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques
Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel)
Job Responsibilities:
Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
Helps employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development
Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
