Scrum Master @ ATMECS Global

Location: Hyderabad

Experience : 12 Years

ESSENTIAL & ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee all functions of software development lifecycle and project execution
• Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Guide the team on how to get the most out of self-organization
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and organization coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a sustainable pace
• Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right person or tactical approach
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on improving and problem solving
• Facilitate getting work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
• Support and educate the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Promote a servant leader management style by operating in a manner that accomplishes the enablement of a sprint team, facilitate a self-organizing and collaborative environment, ensure sprint team is productive and accountable for meeting sprint goals
• Coordinate planning and execution of all sprint activities for assigned teams including but not limited to sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, metric reporting and retrospectives
• Prepare release plans including scope, schedule/milestones, effort, and resources
• Identify, document, and track all release and project risks and issues
• Work with teams to identify, assign, and manage risk & issue mitigation action items
• Ensure implementation/rollback plans and other change management processes are followed
• Ensure task estimates and task board are up to date
• Coordinate with other scrum masters, as necessary
• Prepare and present status reports
• Proactively define PMO processes

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, IT, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field
• Solid knowledge of Scrum, Agile, and Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) processes
• Scrum Master certification (CSM)
• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least 5 years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
• Experience with MS Project, Jira and Confluence is preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous patterns and techniques for filling in the gaps left in the Scrum approach
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches such as XP and Kanban
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly motivated with high degree of energy
• Excellent analytical skills
• Detail oriented
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop positive relationships and to self-manage time and deliverables
• Solid experience with MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.