Scrum Master III

Beacon Hill Staffing Group - Santa Fe, NM

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Fe, NM

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Scrum Master III at Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is responsible for guiding and coaching teams in Agile/Scrum practices, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration within the team. This role emphasizes servant leadership, risk management, and continuous improvement to deliver projects on time and within budget while fostering a supportive and empowering environment for team members.

Responsibilities

• Understand Agile values and principles and guide teams on Agile/Scrum practices.
• Support the Product Owner and Development Team, leading by example.
• Guide and coach delivery teams to self-organize and achieve objectives with Agile practices.
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies efficiently to help the team realize the value of the meetings.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution, building a trusting environment.
• Work with management and team members to clarify needs and plan delivery of product changes.
• Manage and report on budget, ensuring teams deliver within allocated funding.
• Proactively manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
• Facilitate effective sprints by removing impediments and ensuring stories are 'sprint ready'.
• Deliver projects on time and on budget.
• Review current agile processes and guide the team to improve while challenging them to innovate.
• Foster an environment that empowers and energizes team members, focusing on accountability and collaboration.
• Contribute to building a culture of continuous improvement.
• Grow skills to enhance expertise and help the business grow.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency.

Requirements

• CSM or equivalent certification.
• Clear understanding of Agile methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate scrum teams.
• Knowledge of facilitation techniques, servant leadership, and conflict resolution.
• Experience with Agile PLM tools like JIRA.
• Understanding of backlog tracking, Scrum and Kanban metrics, task definition, and story splitting.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Experience in sprint & release planning, running demos and retrospectives.
• Sound judgment and strong reasoning skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Professional experience in the financial services industry.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or related disciplines.
• 4-6 years of experience with agile methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban.
• Experience on multiple Scrum teams in various contexts.
• Track record of continued education in Scrum, including training and conferences.
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches like XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD.
• Experience with Agile techniques like ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, and Automated Testing.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule (4 days or less in the office)