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Scrum Master

Posted 2024-09-27

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💎 Seniority level: Middle, 3+ years

📍 Location: United States

🔍 Industry: Identity verification

🏢 Company: Vouched

⏳ Experience: 3+ years

🪄 Skills: Project ManagementAgileSCRUMCollaboration

Requirements:
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification.
  • 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master within a software engineering team.
  • Deep understanding of Scrum, Agile principles, and SDLC in a software development environment.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Ability to identify and remove impediments, enhancing team collaboration and performance.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Linear, Confluence, or other Agile project management tools.
  • Proven ability to drive change and inspire a team towards a shared goal.
  • Experience working in a startup environment.
  • Experience managing or working with distributed teams.
  • Familiarity with identity verification products or AI-based solutions is a plus.
Responsibilities:
  • Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Guide the team in adhering to Scrum best practices, ensuring the team is fully engaged in Agile methodology.
  • Collaborate closely with the Product Owner to ensure a clear understanding of product backlog items and priorities.
  • Remove any impediments or roadblocks that might hinder the team’s progress, ensuring smooth delivery within sprints.
  • Manage and oversee project planning activities, ensuring work is properly scoped, estimated, and prioritized.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by facilitating learning, process adjustments, and experimentation.
  • Mentor and coach team members on Agile principles and practices, helping improve their effectiveness.
  • Ensure the proper use of collaborative processes and remove bottlenecks for the engineering team.
  • Monitor sprint velocity and other key performance metrics to ensure efficiency and progress toward goals.
  • Ensure that work is completed to a high standard by promoting quality assurance and continuous testing practices.
  • Work with stakeholders to ensure the timely and successful delivery of product goals.
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