Global Payments Inc. · 2 days ago

Senior Scrum Master

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Effectively informs and negotiates with senior management on issues related to the Scrum process. Assess patterns of impediments, process challenges and engage team through Retrospective for improvements. Guides and develops clear Sprint standards while keeping team engaged and on task. Holds team accountable to Scrum values and practices. Applies advanced analysis and problem resolution skills to identify root cause to complex sources of impediments. Creates a team environment by establishing trust and transparency through collaboration and communication while preserving the Agile culture and restoring confidence.

Drives a collaborative team environment that fosters creativity and innovation. Engages team to make sure stories and other project deliverables to the platform team are of sufficient quality and provided in a timely manner. Supports team building and team development by utilizing the abilities and skills of individuals, and fostering a feedback culture. Initiates, builds and maintains positive relationships with IT and internal customers to ensure effective completion of project work. Drives process measurement automation through tools. Creates visibility of progress, roadblocks, risks and process adherence through dashboards/tools to engage team and stakeholders for everyday action.

Displays broad business and technical knowledge while partnering with development leads for capacity planning and resource allocation in all Agile tools. Guards and shields the team(s) from distractions and interruptions from external interferences.

Promotes continuous team improvement, measures the team and helps the team and individuals measure themselves to be more productive and to produce higher quality products. Ensures quality and completeness of the product through unit, integration, and regression capabilities. Educates team, project office and management on Agile software principles and practices. Has a strong understanding of the overall business and of the business and technical terms presented.

Uses expert analysis and problem resolution skills to identify complex and infrequent sources of impediments. Inspires creative solutions that identify the true source of impediments and demonstrates skills to remove impediments impacting the team.

Qualification

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Agile methodologiesScrum Master certificationProject managementProblem resolution skillsAgile toolsUser StoriesContinuous IntegrationContinuous TestingXP (Extreme Programming)KanbanATDD (Acceptance Test Driven Development)TDD (Test Driven Development)Collaboration skillsTime management skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree

Degree in a related field of study from an accredited university. Additional related TSYS experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Typically Minimum 6 Years Relevant Experience Required

Project management experience preferably within an established IT project management office or serving as a project manager for an Information Technology department. Minimum of 4 years Agile experience.

Certified Scrum Master and other Agile project management certifications (CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP)

Preferred

Typically Minimum 8 Years Relevant Exp

Extensive knowledge of Agile approaches including XP and Kanban. Previous experience with Agile tools and techniques including User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing and Agile Games.