Senior Scrum Master

Senior Scrum Master

The scrum master facilitates and champions the agile software development process by coaching and mentoring development teams, identifying and eliminating impediments, and promoting the use of standards and best practices. The scrum master ensures smooth operation of agile processes and activities, and is responsible for leading daily stand-ups, backlog prioritization meetings, and retrospectives. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Organize and facilitate agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, and product backlog refinement sessions. 

• Ensure that all meetings are positive, productive, stay on topic, and are kept within the timebox. 

• Collaborate closely with the product owner to manage the backlog. 

• Effectively manage user story estimation and forecasting. 

• Champion and facilitate adoption of agile standards, tools, and best practices. 

• Coach team on established IT and corporate standards (e.g., security, quality, and architecture) to minimize operational and reputational risk. 

• Proactively identify and resolve impediments to team progress. 

• Communicate with leaders across the organization to ensure transparency into delivery progress, challenges, and risks. 

• Use team feedback and metrics (e.g., quality, delivery, cadence, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and work with team to continuously improve. 

• Coach the team to improve collaboration and self-management, promoting healthy interactions both within the team and with external stakeholders. 

• Represent the team at broader planning and coordination sessions (e.g., Scrum of Scrums). 

• Support the team in using agile planning and development tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Rally). 

• Experiment with new practices and frameworks to improve team outcomes. 

• Actively participate in learning opportunities such as communities of practice or conferences to improve skills and better support the team. 

• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization. 

Qualifications & skills:

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master/Agile Coach

• Deep knowledge of agile practices, frameworks, and techniques. 

• Experience with agility at scale framework (SAFe (preferable), LeSS, SoS) 

• Excellent people and project management skills. 

• Coaching skills and ability to motivate teams. 

• Strong communication, presentation and problem-solving skills. 

• Experience with agile planning and development tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Rally). 

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing. 

• Fluency in English

• Experience with KANBAN is a plus  

• Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) 

• Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) is as a plus 

Personal characteristics/behavioral traits:

• Servant Leadership: Willing to serve the team and put team needs above their own. 

• Empathy: Understanding and sharing the feelings of team members, to better resolve conflicts and foster a positive environment. 

• Communication Skills: Able to clearly convey messages and facilitate discussions among team members and stakeholders. 

• Active Listening: Paying full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made. 

• Assertiveness: Able to express thoughts and desires openly, while respecting others' perspectives. 

• Facilitation Skills: Helps guide meetings and discussions so they are productive and inclusive. 

• Problem-Solving: Quick in identifying issues and equally fast at finding solutions or at least mitigating the impact. 

• Adaptability: Open to change and can adapt to new circumstances or modify strategy when needed. 

• Conflict Resolution: Skilled in identifying, confronting, and resolving issues among team members or stakeholders. 

• Technical Understanding: While not necessarily an expert, should have a good understanding of the project’s technology to communicate effectively with the team. 

• Resilience: Able to handle setbacks and guide the team through tough times. 

• Accountability: Takes responsibility for the Scrum process, ensuring it's understood and followed. 

• Humility: Willing to acknowledge mistakes and continuously learn. 

• Time Management: Efficiently balances various tasks and deadlines. 

• Focus: Helps the team concentrate on sprint goals and tasks at hand, without being distracted by external noise. 

Relationships/stakeholders involved:

• Product Owner: Collaborates to prioritize and refine the product backlog. Helps remove obstacles for the Product Owner. 

• Development Team: Facilitates daily stand-ups, assists with impediments, and helps the team maintain focus on sprint goals. 

• Project Managers: Coordination and alignment if Scrum is part of a larger project framework. 

• Business Stakeholders: Facilitates communication between the development team and business stakeholders. Keeps stakeholders informed. 

• End Users or Customers: May not interact directly but keeps their needs in mind when working with the Product Owner and team. 

• QA/Test Teams: Helps integrate QA into the development process for better product quality. 

• Agile Coach or Scrum Master: May provide guidance or receive guidance on Scrum practices and organizational agility. 

• Executive Management: Reports progress and may ask for assistance with removing organizational impediments. 

• Operations or Support Teams: Coordinates with these teams for releases, maintenance, etc. 

Benefits:

• Sharing the costs of sports activities

• Sharing the costs of foreign language classes and professional training

• Private medical care

• Life insurance

• Holiday funds

• Christmas gifts

What we offer:

• Hybrid work model (3 days in the office, 2 days remote)

• Flexible working hours (you can start your work between 7 - 9 am)

• Contract of employment/B2B

If the above job description interests you and you think you are a good fit, apply now!  We look forward to receiving your application.  

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