CivicActions · 5 hours ago

Senior Scrum Master

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $130K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Guide and Coach: Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers.

Facilitate Scrum Events: Plan and facilitate Scrum events, ensuring they are productive, time-boxed, and focused on achieving Sprint goals.

Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and address any impediments that hinder the team's progress, escalating issues as needed.

Foster Collaboration: Cultivate a collaborative and self-organizing team environment where individuals feel empowered and supported.

Promote Continuous Improvement: Encourage the team to regularly reflect on their processes and identify areas for improvement through retrospectives.

Support Product: Assist the Product Owner/Manager with backlog management, refinement, and prioritization.

Track Progress: Monitor team progress, velocity, and other key metrics to ensure the project stays on track.

Maintain Documentation: Maintain organized project documentation in Confluence, including Sprint goals, meeting notes, and impediment logs, to ensure information is readily accessible to the team and stakeholders.

Champion Agile: Be a passionate advocate for Agile principles and practices within the team and the wider organization.

Facilitate Team and Program Communication: Support effective communication within and across teams, including activities related to releases, program increment (PI) planning, and cross-team dependencies.

Qualification

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Scrum Master experienceAgile project managementJIRA expertiseGovernment project experienceScrum ceremonies facilitationAgile metrics trackingSlackMuralGoogle SuiteConfluenceSAFe certificationCSM certificationPSM certificationU.S. Government background