Scrum Master III

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Scrum Master III to join our team at Beacon Hill Staffing Group. As a Scrum Master III, you will be responsible for guiding and coaching teams on Agile/Scrum practices, providing support to the Product Owner and Development Team, and leading by example.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand Agile values and principles and guide teams on how to use Agile/Scrum practices.
• Provide support to the Product Owner and Development Team, and lead by example.
• Guide and coach delivery teams to self-organize and achieve objectives with Agile practices and values.
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies efficiently to help teams realize the value of the meetings.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Work effectively with management and team members to clarify needs and plan delivery of major product changes, future versions, and new products.
• Manage and report on budget ensuring teams deliver within the funding allocated.
• Work to proactively manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies, ensuring they are identified, coordinated, mitigated, or escalated as necessary.
• Work with Product Owner and Development Team to facilitate effective sprints by removing impediments and ensuring stories are 'sprint ready'.
• Deliver projects on time and on budget.
• Review current agile processes, demonstrate servant-leadership while guiding the team to improve their processes while challenging them to innovate.
• Help foster an environment that empowers and energizes team members, with a focus on accountability, adaptability, and collaboration.
• Contribute to building a culture where continuous improvement is in focus.
• Continually grow skills to enhance your expertise and help the business grow.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and information radiation.

Requirements

• CSM or equivalent certification.
• A clear understanding of Agile methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Possess great leadership skills to motivate Scrum teams to perform at their best.
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation techniques, servant leadership, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Experience with Agile PLM tools like JIRA.
• Understanding of backlog tracking, Scrum and Kanban based metrics, task definition, and story splitting.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Experience in sprint & release planning, running demos and retrospectives.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and strong reasoning skills as well as good analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Requirements

• Professional experience in the financial services industry.
• Bachelor's in computer science, management information systems, or related disciplines.
• 4-6 years of experience with agile methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban.
• Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (diverse team sizes, organizations, cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc).
• Track record of continued and recent education in Scrum, including training, conferences, user groups, self-study, etc.
• Knowledge of other approaches discussed in the Agile space: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.
• Flexible - works 4 days or less in the office.

About Us

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.