Leading MNC firm is seeking a skilled Scrum Master to join their dynamic team
You will:
- Be accountable to the Chief Scrum Master for the production of deliverables within agreed timescale, quality and budget
- Create and manage the project budget; forecast and ensure JIRA backlog are refined and prioritized on a regular basis
- Ensure the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value.
- Understand and practicing agility; and facilitate each Scrum of Scrums events as requested or needed. Prepare daily stand-up meetings for the assigned Scrum Team
- Create, monitor and track project Risk/Issue/Dependencies.
- Create/Update/Monitor/Track/Assign/Report Jira Tickets.
- Ensure appropriate standards are adopted and that effective quality controls are built into the project plan and that mechanisms are in place to ensure it
- Create, analyze and capture cost impacts for Change Requests
- Prepare and support Project Stand-ups
- Prepare and support Project Increment Planning
- Prepare/Run/Attend Retrospectives
- Prepare/Run Sprint Planning session
- Prepare/Run Sprint Reviews
- Prepare/Run Sprint/Showcase Demos
- Identify and manage relationships through effective communication with all stakeholders including third-parties and act as the primary point-of-contact
- Identify, acquire and deploy team members, and manage third-parties to ensure successful project execution
- Track and monitor creation of formal documentation including sign-offs, distribution and correct storage
You should have:
- Degree in Computer Science.
- Scrum Master Certification ( Scale Agile, Scrum, SAFe, etc)
- Experience of leading a Scrum Team as a Scrum Master in an IT
- Development Project
- Ability to communicate at all levels within the organization
- Experience in working with offshore development centre is an advantage
- Strong English language skills (written and spoken)
- The Scrum Master serves the Development Team in several ways including:
- Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality;
- Helping the Development Team to create high-value products;
- Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress;
- Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed; and,
- Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.
- Agile Scrum Manager certification preferred
- Leading SAFe - Scaled Agile certification a plus
- Strong background in Software Development to continuously improve the Development velocity.
- Strong understanding of continuous processes improvement - six sigma qualifications a plus