About the position
DeepIntent is seeking a Scrum Master to lead and support scrum teams in delivering value effectively. The ideal candidate will have experience in agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, and will be responsible for facilitating scrum events, resolving conflicts and impediments, and monitoring progress and performance. Additionally, the Scrum Master will guide product owners in backlog management, report progress to stakeholders, and help teams implement changes effectively. This role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and mentoring skills, as well as the ability to adapt to change and stay focused.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support scrum teams in adapting Agile values, principles, and practices to deliver value effectively.
- Lead the scrum teams towards self-management.
- Help the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity.
- Facilitate scrum events like daily scrum, sprint planning, retrospective and review meetings.
- Enable collaborative processes for the scrum team.
- Resolve conflicts and impediments for the scrum teams.
- Monitor the progress and performance of scrum teams to identify and recommend improvements.
- Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
- Document and share updates with internal and external stakeholders.
- Guide product owners in Product Backlog Management.
- Prepare and present success metrics for the scrum teams to the stakeholders.
- Report the progress of the product roadmap and our software development cycle.
- Help teams implement changes effectively.
- Help build a productive environment where teams own the product and are inspired to work.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field or 1+ years experience in a technology-based domain
- 1 to 3 years of experience as a scrum master or in a similar role
- Good knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions
- Good knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (like the definition of done, user stories, and backlog refinement)
- Startup environment experience across all stages of the product life cycle
- Hands-on experience with project management tools like JIRA, Confluence, etc.
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle
- Experience in stakeholder management in a matrixed environment
- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
- Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and mentoring skills
- Driven by dynamism and ability to adapt to change
- Self-motivation and ability to stay focused
Benefits
- Lead and support scrum teams in adapting Agile values, principles, and practices
- Lead the scrum teams towards self-management
- Help the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
- Facilitate scrum events like daily scrum, sprint planning, retrospective and review meetings
- Enable collaborative processes for the scrum team
- Resolve conflicts and impediments for the scrum teams
- Monitor the progress and performance of scrum teams to identify and recommend improvements
- Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items
- Document and share updates with internal and external stakeholders
- Guide product owners in Product Backlog Management
- Prepare and present success metrics for the scrum teams to the stakeholders
- Report the progress of the product roadmap and software development cycle
- Help teams implement changes effectively
- Help build a productive environment where teams own the product and are inspired to work
- Good knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks
- Good knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts
- Startup environment experience across all stages of the product life cycle
- Hands-on experience with project management tools like JIRA, Confluence, etc.
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle
- Experience in stakeholder management in a matrixed environment
- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
- Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and mentoring skills
- Driven by dynamism and ability to adapt to change
- Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
- DeepIntent is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives
- DeepIntent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals
- DeepIntent’s commitment to providing equal employment opportunities extends to all aspects of employment, including job assignment, compensation, discipline, and access to benefits and training.