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Brooksource · 14 hours ago

Scrum Master

Charlotte, NC

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

$65/hr - $70/hr

7+ years exp

Brooksource is seeking a Senior Scrum Master (Agilist) to coach, facilitate, and optimize Agile teams for effective delivery of high-quality outcomes. The role involves managing Agile processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and partnering with the Product Owner to lead the team effectively.

EmploymentHuman ResourcesInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensure the teams are delivering value to customers consistently and with quality. Help coordinate, plan, and facilitate the work of the team(s). Utilize metrics to determine the team’s predictability and ensure accountability in product delivery

Exemplify Servant Leadership and guide teams in self-organization, cross-functionality, and Agile best practices. Guide team maturity by introducing new concepts and disciplines for value delivery. Mentor and coach Team members, promote Agile thinking/mindset, ensure adherence to the maturity of defined process

Encourage a culture of continuous improvement by identifying areas for process enhancement and implementing solutions. Conduct team maturity assessments and maintain continuous improvement roadmap

Partner with the Product Owner to lead the team. Maintains the product backlog in partnership with the Product Owner and Team ensuring clear communication of product goals and a prioritized product roadmap

Educate teams and stakeholders on Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban and any other methodology or Agile scaling framework that the team might use. Ensure the Team is fully functional and productive, shielding them from external distractions. Ensure artifact quality

Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, product backlog refinement, sprint reviews/demos, big room planning (or Product Increment planning) and retrospectives to gather information necessary to assess team health, productivity, and opportunities for optimization

Provide metrics to support data-driven decision making to deliver value. Analyze the team’s performance metrics, such as burndown charts and velocity, and identify improvement areas

Proactively identifies and manages impediments, risks and dependencies until resolution

Facilitate communication between the team and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency

Qualification

Scrum Master certificationAgile methodologiesCoaching individualsValue-driven backlog prioritizationEffective communicationGrowth mindset

Required

Graduation from a four-year college or university or 7 years of experience in lieu of a degree

Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I or equivalent)

Experience moving teams and organizations from waterfall to Agile methodologies

Interacts effectively with others at all levels of the organization; makes persuasive and informative presentations

Highly skilled at building relationships and coaching individuals who are in the early stages of shifting to an Agile mindset and way of working

Experience coaching value-driven backlog prioritization techniques

Ability to take on multiple efforts of varying complexity

Possesses a growth (learner) mindset. Is naturally curious to learn more and applies lessons learned from previous experiences

Company

Brooksource

Glassdoor4.0

Brooksource is a single source for project and supplemental support through contract employment, contract-to-hire labor employment.

Founded in 2000

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.brooksource.com

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