Scrum Master II - Technical Project and Program Management

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Primary Duties & Responsibilities: 

•    Organize and facilitate standard meetings, backlog preparation, iteration planning, retrospectives, iteration reviews and daily stand-ups
•    Foster continuous improvement and coach the scrum teams to a higher level of self-organizing maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
•    Cultivate customer focus as the team collaborates to deliver solutions achieving the desired business outcome
•    Facilitate the sizing of stories during the planning sprint, backlog grooming, or sprint planning sessions for the team
•    Leverage metrics to assist delivery, enable transparency and optimize the iterative / incremental development process
•    Resolve or escalate blocking impediments and known risks through analysis and prioritization
•    Manage and negotiate scope, timeline, quality, goals, and deliverables that support business goals and monitor schedule and cost performance throughout the life of the project
•    Brainstorm with the team to arrive at solutions to challenges and roadblocks to assigned projects with guidance from more experienced managers
•    Work with the product manager and other stakeholders to determine staffing requirements by giving inputs about project workload and expected fulfillment time
•    Maintain process documentation and ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility

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Educational Qualifications: 
Education: 
•    Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Information Systems or Engineering 

Certifications: 
•    Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or any other related certification is required

Work Experience: 
•    5 - 7 years of IT experience including prior Scrum Master experience

Skills and Knowledge: 

Behavioral Skills: 
•    Collaborative Approach
•    Strong Influencing Skills
•    Task Prioritization
•    Time Management
•    Strategic Thinking
•    Planning and Organizational Skills
•    Foster Positive Work Environment
•    Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
•    Analytical and Problem-solving skills
•    Ownership and Initiative – taking
•    Negotiation Management

Technical Skills: 
•    Technical aptitude to work closely with software engineers
•    Competent understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
•    Knowledge of both agile and waterfall methodologies on technically complex projects

Tools Knowledge:
•    Working knowledge of Microsoft Applications including MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio
•    Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps
•    Understanding of Project and Portfolio Management tools e.g., Clarity, Open Workbench
•    Knowledge of Microsoft technology stack (C#, SQL Server)

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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