Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The hiring company is listed as confidential. The Agile Scrum Master facilitates Scrum team practices, manages backlog and sprint activities, removes impediments, coordinates across teams, and improves Agile delivery processes.
Responsibilities
- Agile Team Leadership: Identify project stakeholders, support Scrum team formation, and facilitate daily standups, sprint planning, sprint demos, and retrospectives
- Backlog & Story Management: Collaborate with Product Owners and development teams on backlog refinement, epics, user stories, personas, acceptance criteria, and story estimation
- Sprint Management: Facilitate sprint commitments and ensure stories are ready for development and aligned with sprint goals
- Impediment Resolution: Identify and remove blockers, manage risks, and help teams maintain productivity and meet delivery goals
- Cross-Team Coordination: Coordinate with other teams, participate in Scrum of Scrums, and support collaboration across teams and stakeholders
- Agile Process Improvement: Facilitate retrospectives, track team metrics, and continuously improve Agile processes and delivery efficiency
Skills
- 6+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years as a Scrum Master supporting Agile development and DevOps teams
- Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, XP, and Agile best practices
- Hands-on experience with Jira, Rally, or similar tools for backlog and sprint management
- Experience with story points, requirements analysis, and creating epics, features, and user stories
- Strong stakeholder management, organizational, analytical, multitasking, and problem-solving skills
Benefits
- Remote work
Company Overview
Company H1B Sponsorship