Agile Scrum Master

MSP•Chandler, AZ

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking an Agile Scrum Master for a hybrid contract position with a Global Financial Institution. This role involves guiding and coaching one or more teams on Agile practices within a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment. The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile ceremonies, manage dependencies and risks, and ensure a healthy product backlog in collaboration with the Product Owner. The position requires a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of hands-on practical Scrum Master experience
Experience with Scrum and Kanban teams
Experience in a Scaled Agile Environment, including Program Increment (PI) Planning
Strong JIRA and Confluence experience
Strong communication and relationship management skills
Demonstrated ability to drive results

Nice To Haves

Technical development experience (Software or Infrastructure)
Experience in a large financial institution or regulated environment
Scrum Master Certification or SAFe Agile certifications
Experience in a public cloud environment such as Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Demonstrated team-level agile coaching skills

Responsibilities

Facilitate agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives)
In a Scaled Agile model, facilitate scaled planning for the team and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs
Help the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforce the agreements
Ensure the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog in collaboration with the Product Owner
Facilitate dependency management, risk management, and impediment removal for the team
Promote and facilitate communication and collaboration within the Agile team to support value delivery and Sprint commitments
Provide visibility into the Agile team's delivery plans and progress against the plan to stakeholders
Measure team delivery, maturity, and performance and review the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)