Scrum Master

Sherlock Tech Staffing - Nashville, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Nashville, TN

About the position

The Scrum Master will play a pivotal role in overseeing and guiding teams within an agile environment, utilizing various agile methodologies, techniques, and frameworks. This position is essential for ensuring effective collaboration between teams and implementing improvements to facilitate project progression. The Scrum Master will be responsible for fostering an environment that encourages agile values and principles, thereby enhancing the overall productivity and efficiency of the teams involved. In this role, the Scrum Master will employ agile methodology values, principles, and practices to effectively plan, manage, and deliver solutions. This includes training, mentoring, and supporting scrum teams to adhere to agile values and practices. The Scrum Master will also be tasked with determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items that arise during the project lifecycle. Additionally, the Scrum Master will schedule and facilitate scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes, ensuring that all team members are engaged and informed. Monitoring progress and performance will be a key responsibility, as the Scrum Master will help teams identify areas for improvement. The role also involves planning and organizing demos and product/system testing, ensuring that the teams are prepared to showcase their work effectively. The Scrum Master will ensure the proper use of collaborative processes and work to remove any impediments that may hinder the scrum team’s progress. Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials will also be part of the responsibilities, along with preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders to keep them informed of project developments.

Responsibilities

• Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
• Training, mentoring, and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.
• Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
• Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
• Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements.
• Planning and organizing demos and product/system testing.
• Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for the scrum team.
• Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials.
• Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Extremely proficient in software programs.
• Certified scrum master, SAFe preferred.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to learn quickly and to creatively solve new problems.
• Ability to negotiate and settle differences quickly and peacefully.
• 3+ years of experience as a scrum master or in a similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field required.

Benefits

• $1,000 bonuses for successful referrals.