Scrum Master

Job Description

Responsibilities :

• Lead the Agile team in delivering product engineering releases.
• Guide the Agile team with full accountability for their adherence of Agile principles and practices.
• Facilitate and schedule meetings and decision-making processes to ensure a collaborative process. This includes but is not limited to:
• Sprint team backlog grooming
• Estimating and sizing efforts
• Release and sprint planning daily stand-ups.
• Work closely with product owners and team members to continuously improve the delivery of high-quality, regular product increments.
• Build trust between business sponsors and the development teams.
• Accountable for collaboration between the product owner and the Agile team.
• Accountable for improving transparency and accountability of the team.
• Drive faster delivery, higher quality and continuous improvement, by utilizing metrics and feedback for areas of improvement.
• Communicate Agile team progress to appropriate channels.
• Accountable for defining and managing action items, identifying issues & risks, adjusting scope, and identifying tasks necessary to complete deliverables.
• Leads the planning and coordination of software deployments.
• Leads and motivates team through iteration goals.

Requirements :

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related field
• 7+ years of experience as Scrum Master.
• Certified Scrum Master or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrated experience of managing Agile software development, coupled with an appreciation of more traditional (e.g. waterfall) delivery methods.
• Previous experience of working with 3rd party teams in geographically dispersed locations.
• Any exposure or knowledge of the loyalty management domain would be highly advantageous.