Scrum Master (Remote)

Who we are:

Open-minded intellectuals who embrace emerging technologies on our mission to create innovative Software Engineering Solutions that will impact millions of users around the world.

Mission

The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring Agile in general, and Scrum or any other agile framework in particular is understood and enacted. He ensures that the Team adheres to Agile practices, culture, values and that it understands the chosen framework’s theory, practices, and rules (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc…).

He is a servant-leader of the Team. He helps those outside the Team understand which of their interactions with the Team are helpful and which are not. He helps everyone change these interactions to improve the performance of the Team. He challenges the Team to achieve best quality, user alignment, value creation and team engagement.

General Activities

• Understands and practices Agility

• Provides leadership in the adoption of Agile practices, culture and values by teams across a portfolio of projects.

• Secures and promotes the Scrum framework, tools and practices.

• Facilitates Scrum events as requested or needed.

• Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback sessions.

• Assists the team during the framing phase of the product development in order to maximize the value creation.

• Acts as the point of contact between the team and the organization to make sure the required skills are staffed allowing efficient product development.

Activities with the Product Owner

• Helps the PO to achieve product objectives using Scrum

• Helps the PO to keep focused on value creation and customer alignment.

• Helps the PO understand product planning in an empirical environment.

• Ensures that the PO knows how to prioritize the Product Backlog to maximize value.

Activities with the Team

• Enables the Team to improve its efficiency and quality of deliverables by following Agile development best practices

• Motivates the Team and embodies positive and constructive mindset on top of Agile values and culture

• Facilitates project level impediments removal and team consensus on solutions

• Coaches the Team in self-organization and cross-functionality

• Protects the team from external interruptions

• Helps the Team to create high-value products

• Helps to understand the need for clear and concise User Stories

• Builds Agile dashboards and coordinates Agile artifacts delivery, including technology and business value deliverables

• Communicates on development and delivery of releases progress

• Installs a culture of continuous improvement during development

• Coaches the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood

Activities with the Organization

• Leads and coaches the organization in its Agile & Scrum adoption

• Helps employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development

• Propose changes that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team

• Introduces changes that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team

• Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• Background in IS/IT industry

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master

• Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum and SAFe principles and practices

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, into a multicultural environment

• Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies

Preferred skills and qualifications

• General conceptual understanding of programming

• Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

• SAFe certification

• Prior knowledge of Agile project management tools, such as Jira

What’s in it for you:

• Extended compensation and benefits package;
• Continuous learning opportunities to enhance your professional and soft skills;
• A great working environment with people who put their heart, mind, and soul into everything they do and understand the importance of team spirit.

We really welcome open-minded and committed people:

• Eager to take on new challenges and learn new things;
• Who put their heart, mind, and soul into everything they do;
• Who enjoy sharing knowledge and understand the importance of team spirit.