Senior Scrum Master, IT Proj Management

Job Functions

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Guides the team and organization on how to leverage Agile / Scrum practices and values to maximize the delivery of business value.
• Acts to apply Agile / Scrum practices in a manner to best suit the needs of the organization.
• Tracks and publishes prescribed team metrics.
• Guides the team on applying self-organizing, self-corrective behaviors; analyzing and adapting to the feedback inputs (eg.

Metrics, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, etc.), all for the purpose of building high performing teams.

• Removes impediments and guides the team to remove its own impediments
• Builds a trusting environment where issues are raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on correcting and problem solving.
• Facilitates the completion of assignments efficiently and without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Champions collaborative discussion, decision making, and problem solving.
• Assists with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Coordinates and encourages participation from all team members in scrum ceremonies (Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective) and longer term planning exercises (Road Mapping, Release Planning)
• Supports and educates the Product Owner in applying the scrum framework and agile principles, and in particular the importance of refining and maintaining the product backlog.
• Continually enhances own domain knowledge of systems, products, and industry.
• Continually improve Scrum Master skills through education and engaging with fellow Scrum Masters and practitioners
• Works with Product Owner and Team to plan and execute project implementations.
• Assists in the identification and mitigation of project risks.
• Ensures Definition of Done (DOD) & Definition of Ready (DOR) are met consistently
• Provides Scrum Master services to multiple teams, when required
• Identifies and acts on coaching opportunities at the individual and team level
• Conducts regular assessments of a team’s Scrum Maturity and uses the results to guide them to improved performance
• Participates in organizational assessments of agile practices and takes ownership of resulting action items to advance the agile transformation
• Leads Scrum Masters in developing their skill set by identifying educational opportunities and leading discussions on applicable topics.
• Contributes to the identification, tracking, and removal of impediments at various levels within the organization.
• Installs / applies enterprise agile practices from SAFe, or other similar frameworks, to support scaling of scrum teams
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and / or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
• Our I-Client service philosophy and our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day to day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.
• Assist with other tasks and projects as assigned

Supervision

N / A

Section 3 : Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

Minimum Requirements :

• Strong knowledge of Agile / Scrum principles and practices
• Experience as a Scrum Master for a minimum of five years for a software development team that was applying Agile / Scrum principles and practices that are consistent with those at Ascensus.
• Experience with creating Scrum metrics and applying those metrics to enhance team performance
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Ability to anticipate issues based on experience to help the team avoid or resolve the issues.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including active listening.
• Knowledge of PC applications including MS Office products
• Strong experience with Jira, TFS, or other comparable agile project management tools
• Knowledge of common business applications and analytical tools.
• Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)
• Knowledge of and / or experience with writing effective user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Previous leadership experience
• Proven mentoring skills.
• Familiar with SAFe and / or other enterprise agile frameworks.

Preferred Skills / Experience :

• Experience as a Scrum Master for a minimum of eight years for a software development team that was applying Agile / Scrum principles and practices that are consistent with those at Ascensus.
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches : XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Experience with EasyBI
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.
• Scrum Master experience in an organization during an agile transformation
• Successful application of SAFe and / or other enterprise agile frameworks

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