Hiring - Scrum Master Interim Contractor
Budget: $25 – $50 USD
We are currently looking for a Scrum Master. Here is the job description:
Responsibilities
Work within product teams alongside product owner, a cross functioning team to create engaging, user-centric solutions, applications and/or services that solve the needs of the smallholder farming communities around the world (farmers, offtakers, retailers, dealers, markets, and all other stakeholders within a farming community).
Lead adoption of agile values and principles - support agile framework including sprint ceremonies (stand-ups, demos, retrospectives), road-mapping and release planning, backlog management (definition, grooming, prioritization), sizing and story estimation for the team.
Assessing the Scrum maturity of the team and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, in a continuous and sustainable manner.
Providing support to the team with a servant leadership style and leading by example.
Required Profile
Prior working experience as a Scrum Master in a scrum (preferred) or agile team.
Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
Experienced in coaching teams and supporting PO in backlog refinement.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Experience in working with distributed teams and scrums of scrums structure will be preferred.
Agile certifications in CSM, CSP, PSM, PPO or PMI-ACP will be a plus.
Timezone: Singapore or India timezone
Start date: As soon as possible
Duration: 3 to 6 months
Background
Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. Our fertilizers and crop nutrition programs help produce the food required for the growing world population. Our industrial products and solutions reduce emissions, improve air quality and support safe and efficient operations. Founded in Norway in 1905, Yara has a worldwide presence with sales to 150 countries.
Yara is present in 60 countries with a local sales office. Yara sells most of its crop nutrition products and solutions through an independent network of retailers (customers). The products, services and tools of Yara are used by farmers (end users). There are some direct sales to farmers in selected regions (Brazil & UK).
Yara’s business model is truly integrated, with production (Production), sourcing and logistics (Supply Chain) and sales and marketing (Crop Nutrition and Industrial) all working together to maximize value creation, supported by the expert functions. The objective of Yara’s strategy is to develop our competitive edge. The competitive edge reflects areas where Yara needs to excel to strengthen our integrated business model and create value for our main stakeholders. They are interlinked, and each is critical for our success.
More information about YARA: http://www.yara.com
Responsibilities
Work within product teams alongside product owner, a cross functioning team to create engaging, user-centric solutions, applications and/or services that solve the needs of the smallholder farming communities around the world (farmers, offtakers, retailers, dealers, markets, and all other stakeholders within a farming community).
Lead adoption of agile values and principles - support agile framework including sprint ceremonies (stand-ups, demos, retrospectives), road-mapping and release planning, backlog management (definition, grooming, prioritization), sizing and story estimation for the team.
Assessing the Scrum maturity of the team and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, in a continuous and sustainable manner.
Providing support to the team with a servant leadership style and leading by example.
Required Profile
Prior working experience as a Scrum Master in a scrum (preferred) or agile team.
Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
Experienced in coaching teams and supporting PO in backlog refinement.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Experience in working with distributed teams and scrums of scrums structure will be preferred.
Agile certifications in CSM, CSP, PSM, PPO or PMI-ACP will be a plus.
Timezone: Singapore or India timezone
Start date: As soon as possible
Duration: 3 to 6 months
Background
Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. Our fertilizers and crop nutrition programs help produce the food required for the growing world population. Our industrial products and solutions reduce emissions, improve air quality and support safe and efficient operations. Founded in Norway in 1905, Yara has a worldwide presence with sales to 150 countries.
Yara is present in 60 countries with a local sales office. Yara sells most of its crop nutrition products and solutions through an independent network of retailers (customers). The products, services and tools of Yara are used by farmers (end users). There are some direct sales to farmers in selected regions (Brazil & UK).
Yara’s business model is truly integrated, with production (Production), sourcing and logistics (Supply Chain) and sales and marketing (Crop Nutrition and Industrial) all working together to maximize value creation, supported by the expert functions. The objective of Yara’s strategy is to develop our competitive edge. The competitive edge reflects areas where Yara needs to excel to strengthen our integrated business model and create value for our main stakeholders. They are interlinked, and each is critical for our success.
More information about YARA: http://www.yara.com