Scrum Master
Hybrid/Remote/Office
Nottingham – United Kingdom
Full-time
POSITION DETAILS
The role of a Scrum Master is necessary to ensure proper collaboration among the Scrum Teams. Scrum Master will create and implement standards, evolve Agile development practices, and encourage adoption of Agile methodology, in order to provide continue increment of product of value, or potentially shippable products. Scrum Master does the overall guidance and management oversight to those Scrum Teams and Agile Projects. The Scrum Master will work closely with the stakeholders, PO and team and communicate constantly with everyone involved in the process.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage each project’s scope and timeline.
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
3+ years experience as Scrum Master role
REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
Knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)
Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
Outstanding organisational skillS
Proficient with JIRA and Confluence
Familiarity with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices
Knowledge of Kanban / Breakdown Structures / and other means of tracking sprint progress
Understanding of Iterative development
EDUCATIONAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field
Required certifications: CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
