Guide and coach multiple Scrum teams (2-3) with different team sizes, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.
Ensure full transparency with velocity, burn down/up reporting, and communicating team progress with value focused metrics
Responsible for facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo, backlog grooming / refinement and retrospective meetings.
Ensure observance of DoD (definition of done)
Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and the organization
Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
Align with the PO on the agreed feature list and related release date.
Make sure with the PO that all stories are added on Jira with their details and assigned per each feature.
Manage the Sprint planning meeting, ensure proper sizing and estimate per story from all team members. .
Handle Daily scrum with the development team to align and ensure that the team is on track with the build plan and sprint goal.
Coach and mentor team members on agile standards and best practices; ensure consistent best practices are applied across the work streams.
Proactively identifies impediments and appropriately resolves using network of peers and formal channels (including escalation if required)?
Manage & Own regular project?s status meeting/ mails/calls with relevant stakeholders, aligning them with the deliverables per sprint / release.
Set Sprint review meeting and demos with the PO to confirm on the delivered scope.
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
At least 5 years of experience in software development with at least 2 years of dedicated full-time Scrum Master experience in software development
Experience working in large-scale products and/or programs
Experience with SDLC (both Waterfall and Agile hands on experience)
Experience in Agile / Scrum development methodologies & tools (Jira)
Strong understanding of software development life cycle and DevOps.
Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
Master of JIRA, Confluence etc.
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
Proven hands-on experience in managing projects in agile environments, especially, in a facilitator role.
Technical background (optional) and ability to understand architecture & technical issues to drive effective agile delivery.
Exceptional communication, organization, and team building skills; articulate and able to steer a meeting with presence.
Ability to maintain calm attitude during difficult situations and handle pressuring situations.
Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
Experience in maintaining and reporting against relevant metrics (i.e. burn down and velocity, risks, timelines, etc.). In timely manner.
Strong team player with an ability to identify and remove impediments or conflicts that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint & project goals.
