Transfinder · 2 weeks ago
Scrum Master
Schenectady, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid LevelTransfinder is a company that focuses on enhancing software solutions, and they are seeking a Scrum Master to support development Scrum Teams. This role is essential for facilitating dual-scrum operations, ensuring effective collaboration and continuous improvement across various teams.
Charter SchoolsSchedulingTransportation
Responsibilities
Partners closely with Product Owners as they work in their own discovery and refinement sprints. Ensures alignment between Product sprint outputs and Development sprint inputs. Facilitates joint sessions to clarify requirements, break down work, and ensure Definition of Ready is consistently met. Guides POs in user story creation, acceptance criteria clarity, and incremental delivery planning
Facilitates all Scrum ceremonies for onshore development teams, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Coaches team members on Scrum values, principles, and role expectations. Strengthens team accountability, transparency, and self-organization
Leads backlog refinement and readiness sessions to maintain a predictable pipeline of sprint-ready work 1–2 sprints ahead. Identifies story gaps, dependencies, and risks early and ensure follow-up with relevant stakeholders. Supports smooth handoff from Product discovery → engineering analysis → development → QA validation
Proactively identifies and removes blockers that impact sprint progress or quality. Protects teams from scope creep, unplanned work, or conflicting priorities. Promotes continuous improvement and fosters a culture of predictable, high-quality delivery
Ensures clear communication between Product Owners, UX, Development, QA, Architecture, and leadership. Communicates sprint goals, progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders. Supports alignment across teams on roadmap priorities, technical constraints, and delivery expectations
Tracks and analyzes sprint metrics such as velocity, burndown, predictability, and story readiness. Provides insights and recommendations to improve team flow, product readiness, and overall delivery health. Facilitates retrospectives and turns improvement items into actionable plans
Other duties and projects as assigned
Qualification
Company
Transfinder
Transfinder is a national leader in student transportation management systems and services.
Founded in 1988
201-500 employees
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Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Antonio Civitella
President & CEO
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