Scrum Master - Hybrid

$90,000 - $140,000/Yr

Mindex - Buffalo, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Buffalo, NY

About the position

Mindex is seeking a Scrum Master to lead agile teams in delivering high-quality software solutions. The role involves managing project scope, timelines, and costs while ensuring effective communication and collaboration within the team and with stakeholders. The Scrum Master will coach team members in agile methodologies, facilitate planning and retrospectives, and help the team achieve higher levels of agile maturity.

Responsibilities

• Manage each initiative's scope, timeline, and cost with a focus on delivering value that will delight customers.
• Lead Release Planning, guide quarterly Program Increment Planning, coordinate sprints, lead retrospectives, and ensure that daily standups are effective for the team.
• Coach team members in agile frameworks and SDLC processes.
• Mentor teams to be self-organizing, self-managing, and self-disciplined.
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration inside and outside the team.
• Present status updates regularly to managers, directors, and key customer stakeholders.
• Work with product owners to ensure a well-groomed, ready, and prioritized backlog.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Remove impediments.
• Guide the team to higher agile maturity at a sustainable pace in partnership with agile coaches.
• Build a trusting, open, and safe environment where problems can be identified and productively solved.
• Lead by example and be a servant leader.
• Hold regular one-on-ones with members of the team and your peers.
• In partnership with Engineering Leads and Delivery Managers, provide performance feedback, coaching, and professional development to scrum team members.

Requirements

• Two or more years of experience in a Scrum Master role or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with enterprise software development.
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques, patterns, and practices (such as definition of ready, definition of done, user stories, acceptance criteria, INVEST, and Scaled Agile Framework).
• Demonstrated experience of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and transparency.
• Excellent communication, servant leadership, and mentoring skills.
• Previous experience as a team lead is helpful but not required.
• Knowledge of other agile and lean software development approaches is helpful but not required.
• Scrum Master certification is a plus, but not required.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience as a team lead is helpful but not required.
• Knowledge of other agile and lean software development approaches is helpful but not required.
• Scrum Master certification is a plus, but not required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Flexible time off
• 401k retirement savings plan and company match with pre-tax and ROTH options
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer paid disability insurance
• Life insurance and AD&D insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings account with employer contributions
• Accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Domestic partner coverage
• Tickets to local sporting events
• Teambuilding events
• Holiday and celebration parties
• Professional Development
• License to Udemy online training courses
• Leadership training
• Growth opportunities