Senior Scrum Master

Job Summary: Become an integral part of a globally diverse team while working in an Industry leading organization, where our employees come first. A global leader in talent solutions, we are problem-solvers and servant leaders at our core. Through our network of specialized companies, our mission is to create significant opportunities for people that shape our world. We are seeking a motivated, passionate, diligent, creative and customer- oriented Scrum Master with significant expertise in servant leadership, coaching, problem solving and building high performing teams. Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Builds a high-performing team Focuses on ever-improving team dynamics and performance, and coaches the team in self-management.
• Helps the team focus on creating increments of value each iteration and achieving daily and Iteration Goals in the context of the current Program Increment (PI) Objectives.
• Continuously assess the SAFe maturity of the teams and coach for relentless and continuous improvements.
• Elicits feedback through retrospective ceremony or direct meetings to continually improve the scrum master position.
• Builds a trusting and safe environment to discuss problems with an emphasis on team collaboration and problem-solving.
• Assists with internal and external communication, promoting collaboration, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Works with teams to remove impediments which includes working with dependencies with other teams/Scrum masters.
• Facilitates discussion, decision making and conflict resolution.Instills accountability in the teams by implementing different ideas and leading by example.
• Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events; Assists the team in preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt.
• Plans team capacity and works closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to support the Product roadmap.
• Works closely with Release Train Engineer and Leadership to ensure best practice for Scrum ceremonies and key metrics are captured.

Qualifications

Minimum Education And/Or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or combination of education and relevant experience Scrum Master certification (SSM,CSM, SAFe SM, PSM I, CSM PSII etc.)
• Experience in the Scrum Master role for at least 4 years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• Previous experience with a global team.

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong communication and inter-personal skills including negotiation.
• Demonstrates commitment to IT methodologies, processes and standards for project management / Agile methodology.
• Solid understanding of scope, schedule and planning; understanding of time management, resource management cost management. Possesses good project management skills.
• Demonstrates Agile behavior - energy, drive, daily focus, good soft skills, result oriented.
• Capability to apply Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe) in large programs.
• Virtual/Remote Team Leadership experience with global coverage.
• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Problem solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Skilled in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.).
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team Version One, MS Teams, MS Office.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Project management experience a plus.

Core Competencies:

• Build relationships
• Develop people
• Lead change
• Inspire Others
• Think critically
• Communicate clearly
• Create accountability