Sr. Scrum Master

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Hiring Remotely in Costa Rica
Remote
Mid level
Big Data • Fintech • Information Technology • Business Intelligence • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
The Role
The Sr. Scrum Master will lead multiple Scrum teams, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and practices. Responsibilities include mentoring teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, tracking milestones, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement while removing impediments for effective team performance.
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What We'll Bring:
Sr. Scrum Master responsible for leading 2 or more Scrum teams in the Agile Scrum process. Must have SAFe experience and have led a scrum team as a Scrum Master in an ART.
What You'll Bring:

  • Understand the general principles of Agile as outlined in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and be fully aligned to those principles
  • Uphold the framework and integrity of Scrum practices
  • Mentor and coach the teams on Agile methodology and Scrum values and process
  • Coach outside groups affected by the initiative to help them understand how Scrum works and how their own work-groups may be affected
  • Provide servant leadership, and ensure accountability
  • Ensure transparency, inspection and adaption
  • Shield the team from external interference to avoid distractions from meeting commitments
  • Lead the team to reflect and retrospect to improve the process continuously, thus enabling long-term productivity and quality
  • Provide regular feedback to the team, and celebrate the team's successes and small wins
  • Ensure the team does not become complacent, and the passion for continuous improvement remains in-tact
  • Facilitate PI (Program Increment) and Sprint planning processes, as well as all other Scrum ceremonies, and empower team commitment to PI and Sprint delivery
  • Initiate / Participate in cross organization dependencies for/from other Scrum teams, helping navigate complex delivery challenges, allowing for optimized delivery flow
  • Monitor and track PI milestones, and facilitate mitigation of issues and risks
  • Collaborate with the teams to identify and resolve problems, removing impediments/barriers for the team, and escalating to the RTE as needed
  • Monitor the effectiveness of Scrum team processes and performance, and collaborate with the teams on changes and improvements


Impact You'll Make:
The Scrum Master should have:

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required
  • A minimum of four years' experience working with and coaching Scrum teams
  • A minimum of four years of relevant Information Technology experience
  • Prior experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies and Agile at Enterprise Scale
  • Certification(s) in Agile methodologies (SAFe, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, SA, SASM or equivalent) preferred
  • Strong facilitation and collaboration skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong understanding of and demonstrated experience in using Confluence and Jira


This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.
TransUnion Job Title
Sr Consultant, Scrum Master

Top Skills

Agile
Scrum

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HQ: Chicago, IL
13,000 Employees
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Year Founded: 1968

What We Do

TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible by ensuring that each consumer is reliably and safely represented in the marketplace.

We do this by having an accurate and comprehensive picture of each person.

This picture is grounded in our legacy as a credit reporting agency which enables us to tap into both credit and public record data; our data fusion methodology that helps us link, match and tap into the awesome combined power of that data; and our knowledgeable and passionate team, who stewards the information with expertise, and in accordance with local legislation around the world.

Because of our work, organizations can better understand consumers in order to make more informed decisions, and earn their trust through great, personalized experiences, and the proactive extension of the right opportunities, tools and offers. In turn, consumers can be confident that their data identities will result in the opportunities they deserve.

We make trust possible, so businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good®—it’s our purpose, and what drives us every day.

Why Work With Us

Our culture is welcoming, energetic and innovative. There’s an overall synergy that flows throughout TransUnion, creating a sense of unity in knowing that we’re all working to achieve the same overall goal. We’re dedicated to providing opportunities for our people to get involved and stay connected with their colleagues across the globe.

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