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Scrum Master (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Scrum Master for our client in Charlotte, North Carolina. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

  • Responsible for driving tech delivery and overall solutions, tech changes, etc., that support business priorities and objectives. Ensure the optimization and the flow of stories, bugs/sub-bugs, epics, deliverables, etc., and the value delivered by one or more execution teams, and scrum teams (if applicable). Key responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating team ceremonies and execution routines, helping to identify and manage dependencies for the team, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team, and driving the work efforts to finalization, ensuring on time delivery. This role ensures that impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows enterprise standards and processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the team as a whole. Facilitates various routines, to include, but not limited to? i.e. iteration Planning, Daily standups, Backlog Refinement, showcases, demos/Reviews, and team retrospectives. This also includes flexibility to transition to Scaled Agile, if required, and facilitate scaled planning for the team - e.g. Pre Planning/ Preparation, PI Planning Events - and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs. Helps the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforces the agreements. Ensures the team has a healthy product and backlog (in collaboration with the PO). Well versed in project delivery for technology projects and can act as a Delivery Coach, Agile Coach, etc., including promoting and coaching a mindset of improvement based on principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential. Expected to also be an individual contributor to one or more teams.
  • Owns and guides multiple execution teams of a portfolio of technology-driven initiatives supporting multiple lines of business units/LOBs.
  • Responsible for facilitating all team level ceremonies and routines including daily meetings, Backlog Refinement, Demos/Reviews, and Retrospectives.
  • Responsible for representing teams in team connects similar to Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs for Agile
  • Responsible for meeting all enterprise permit requirements and materiality assessments, where applicable. Owns and manages multiple initiatives at the enterprise level working with multiple non agile PMOs in supporting permit needs.

Required Skills:

  • Ability to serve as SME/Coach for team members that may be new to iterating; expertise with coaching one or more teams on Scrum practices, and developing own understanding of delivery and Agile delivery principles.
  • Well versed with facilitating technical project routines and Scrum ceremonies i.e. release planning and execution, Daily meetings, Backlog Refinement, Demos/Reviews, and Retrospectives.
  • If in a Scaled Agile model, the delivery lead must be able to conduct scaled planning for the team-e.g. Pre Planning/ Preparation, Release/PI Planning Events -and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs.
  • Seasoned professional that has the experience to help the team norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done and enforces the agreements.
  • Ensures the team has a healthy product and backlog (in collaboration with the PO).
  • Facilitates dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the team. for Agile.
  • Promotes/facilitates communication and collaboration within the team to support value delivery and iteration Well versed with facilitating technical project routines and Scrum ceremonies i.e. release planning and execution, Daily meetings commitments.
  • Provides visibility into the team’s delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders.
  • Enables the team t The Scrum Master facilitates the Agile methodology and activities, manages, leads and directs the work efforts of resources that are functionally aligned as part of the project team.

Responsibilities:

  • The Scrum Master is responsible for the end-to-end integration of various work streams in order to deliver the intended project solution, the position specific responsibilities include:
  • Manage Project Scope
  • Leads the daily SCRUM meetings of the Agile project team and partners with the product owner to lead the team.
  • Removes impediments to the ability of the team to deliver and is keenly focused on the activities and progress of the Agile project team.
  • Timeline and Budget/Expenses; Obtain and align resources to key project roles; establish clearly defined responsibilities and accountabilities.
  • Oversight/Manage/Lead project execution, integration and implementation
  • Risk Management and Mitigation Planning
  • Readiness/Change Adoption/Stakeholder Management
  • Quality Assurance, ensure that all applicable change requirements are satisfied; Acts as the primary point of contact and integration for the project

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