Scrum Master

Stefanini Group•Richmond, VA

4d•Remote

About The Position

Stefanini Group is hiring a Scrum Master for a remote position. The Scrum Master will have a view of the development and delivery process of the team, focusing on its integration with the ART and the Operational Value Stream, including all aligned teams and developmental value streams. They will provide the 'connective tissue' and establish critical connectivity between product leadership and actual implementation. The Scrum Master will help team members and stakeholders understand their impact on the bigger picture of value development, establishing the right balance of centralized vs. decentralized decision-making. They will also train and coach teams in Agile, ensuring synchronization on operationalizing the team as part of the ART and Solution. This role involves facilitating successful delivery of business value within an agile framework, planning, leading, organizing, and motivating cross-functional teams, and facilitating Agile ceremonies. The Scrum Master will partner with the PO and team to ensure ceremonies are valuable and efficient, identify and remove barriers, foster innovation and collaboration, and drive consensus-based decision-making. They will collaborate with Product Owners on release planning and backlog health, drive development of roadmaps, maintain a healthy team environment, champion continuous improvement, use data to address problems, and act as a change agent for agile adoption. The role requires ensuring visibility and effective interactions across the organization, connecting the team with stakeholders, and understanding and applying risk management discipline.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience as a Scrum Master
Minimum of 5+ years Agile methodology experience in a large enterprise environment
Working knowledge in Product Management, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Continuous Delivery
General knowledge of department/ business lines, and / or System operations, policies, procedures and technologies
Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies, i.e., Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping
Exceptional organizational and communication skills, creativity, attention to detail (compliance), and negotiation skills to interpret results, develop communications and recommend improvements
Able to present information within all settings in a credible, confident and influential manner
Communicates in a concise, direct and purposeful way
Demonstrable mastery in various competencies of Teaching, Mentoring, Transformation, and Facilitation and embody a commitment to support the growth and development of others
Coaching: Actualizes potential – in context directed at team
Facilitating: builds consensus – in context directed at team
Mentoring: Conveys Wisdom – Out of context and usually one on ones with Scrum Masters and others on the train

Nice To Haves

Certified Scrum Master
SAFe Scrum Master
SAFe PO/PM

Responsibilities

Facilitate successful delivery of business value within an agile framework
Plan, lead, organize, and motivate cross functional teams
Facilitate and help coordinate Agile ceremonies (PI Planning, iteration planning, daily stand ups, iterations reviews, demos, and retrospectives)
Partner with the PO and team to ensure ceremonies and ad hoc meetings are valuable, purposeful, efficient, and well organized
Identify barriers to achievement and addresses their removal with a sense of urgency
Uses a variety of techniques to foster innovation and collaboration, and ensure all voices are heard
Foster consensus-based decision making within the team
Collaborate with Product Owners to support short and long-term release planning and keep work backlog healthy and prepared for execution
Work with Product Owners to drive development of release and iteration roadmaps
Maintain a healthy and safe team working environment
Pursue results with the team focused on optimizing delivery
Champions the continuous improvement mindset and sees failures (personal and team) as opportunities for growth
Use quantitative and qualitative evidence-based data to identify, address problems and evaluate efficacy of solutions
Be curious and ask powerful questions to drive a team culture of continuous learning and relentless improvement
Act as a change agent to drive the acceptance and adoption of agile using a structured approach
Ensure visibility and effective interactions using ceremonies and tools that reach across the organization to facilitate speedy responses to impediments
Connect the team with the right stakeholders as needed to ensure the team continually has everything they need to plan and work effectively
Responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making, and responsible for the teams risk management.