Serve and support the Product Owner and Development team to do everything possible to delight the customer.
Build a high-performing team by applying a servant leadership style and leading by example.
Guide and coach the team on how to get the most out of self-organization and how to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks.
Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments which may involve working with other teams, experts or leaders.
Build a trusting and safe environment, where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
Facilitate getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
Protect the team from uncontrolled expansion of work by communicating effectively with key stakeholders, including management.
Facilitate planning discussion, work estimation, decision making, and conflict resolution.
Coordinate with other teams, and via Scrum of Scrums, to pass information bi-directionally, facilitating inter-team dialog opportunities to remove impediments.
Assist with internal and external communication, improve transparency, and radiate information.
Support and educate the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining (aka grooming) and managing the product backlog in support of sprint planning
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a business-related field, or equivalent education/experience.
Knowledge of patterns and techniques, including Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.
Knowledge and facility with Agile tools, such as JIRA, which are used to capture user stories and track team progress.
Knowledge and developing awareness of applying game-oriented facilitation techniques and tools.
Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
Ability to use and present data to tell a story to the team and leadership.
Preferred Qualifications:
First level Scrum Master Certification (PSM I, CSM, SAFe Scrum Master)
Experience in a Scrum Master role.
Experience serving on multiple Scrum teams, in a variety of contexts (e.g. team size, organization type, culture, co-located vs. distributed).
Record of continued and recent education in Scrum, including training, conferences, user groups, self-study, etc.
Knowledge of approaches discussed in the Agile space: XP, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, Crystal, FDD, etc.
Knowledge and/or experience with Agile techniques, including User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
Experience as a collaborative leader.
location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
job type: Contract
salary: $40 - 60 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Act as a servant leader to coach team members to self-organize, self-manage, and deliver via effective and agreed upon Agile practices. Strive to remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement. Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate to meet delivery goals
qualifications:
Experience level: Experienced
Minimum 5 years of experience
Education: Bachelors
skills:
Project Management
Scrum Master
Leading Agile Teams
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