Job Description
Job title: Sr Scrum Master
Location: Nashville, TN
Duration: 6+ months contract
Rate: $Best Possible
Requirements
Responsibilities :
Facilitating Scrum ceremonies: Leading daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives, ensuring they are productive and stay within timeboxes.
Impediment removal: Identifying and actively resolving any obstacles that hinder the team's progress, whether technical, process-related, or interpersonal.
Coaching and mentoring: Guiding the team on how to effectively use Scrum practices, self-organize, and continuously improve their processes.
Product backlog management: Collaborating with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring clarity and understanding of user stories.
Communication and collaboration: Fostering open communication within the team and with stakeholders, ensuring transparency around project status and potential risks.
Promoting continuous improvement: Encouraging the team to reflect on their work during retrospectives and identify areas for improvement.
Essential skills:
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum: Deep knowledge of Scrum principles, practices, and artifacts.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills: Ability to effectively lead meetings, actively listen, and guide discussions.
Problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities: Identifying root causes of issues and finding solutions to address them.
Leadership and coaching skills: Inspiring and empowering the team to work towards shared goals.
Adaptability and flexibility: Responding to changing circumstances and adjusting plans as needed.
Key skill Required
- Agile methodologies
- Adaptability
- Backlog Management
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Facilitation skills
- Leadership
- Management
- Mentoring
- Product Backlog
- Sprint Planning
