Scrum Master

This position will use Agile (Scrum, Kanban) principles to understand and execute resolution of backlog items by working closely with the Product Owner(s) and the project team(s), ensuring deliverables reflect requirements, are effective solutions and are delivered with quality. This position plays a key role in resolving business and team conflicts with active involvement in technical matters, finding gaps and ensuring Product Owner involvement in business decisions and description of the business flow. This role must demonstrate a high level of expertise in understanding and estimating work effort, collaborating to refine prioritized backlogs, facilitating Scrum ceremonies or Kanban events, and related aspects of Agile methodology.

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Strong organization and analytical thinking skills with experience turning complex business needs into user scenarios, flows, and diagrams.

Required

7

Years

Strong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on Team's maturity.

Required

7

Years

Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in timely manner.

Required

7

Years

Strong hands on experience with tools like MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Required

7

Years

Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work.

Required

7

Years

Experience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks

Required

7

Years

Experience with work breakdown and estimation, sprint planning, monitoring progress and removing impediments to deliver solutions for business needs.

Required

7

Years

Strong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required

7

Years

Strong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills.

Required

7

Years

Experience in gaining buy-in and support from stakeholders

Required

7

Years

Experience managing, maintaining, and analyzing data to derive meaningful and actionable insights about the portfolio.

Required

7

Years

Demonstrated experience using effective leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.

Required

7

Years

Demonstrated experience working with planning just enough, just in time to START moving forward.

Required

7

Years

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or related certification.

Required

Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformation

Desired

Knowledge of DevOps practices

Highly desired

Candidate local to Raleigh area

Desired