Scrum Master

Sans - Piscataway, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Piscataway, NJ

Educational Services

About the position

The Senior Scrum Master will play a crucial role in the IT transformation from a waterfall to a product-oriented delivery model. This position focuses on implementing long-term strategies across business units to help product teams deliver better products more efficiently. The role emphasizes collaboration, transparency, and mentorship within the scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Product Owner and other key stakeholders to ensure transparency in product delivery progress, challenges, and risks.
• Represent the team at broader planning and coordination sessions (e.g., Scrum of Scrums or similar forums).
• Independently lead the scrum team to improve collaboration and promote healthy interactions within the team and with external stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship to junior Scrum Masters and occasionally serve as an Agile Coach for low to medium-complexity Scrum teams.
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by the team.
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure the goals are being met.
• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles.
• Support team in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth value delivery.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• Proven track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments.
• Experience leading product-based delivery teams of varying size and complexity, including in a scaled Agile organization.
• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies.
• Proficient with Jira & Confluence.
• Experience working on teams with vendor resources is highly desirable.

Nice-to-haves

• Scaled Agile certification is highly desirable.