SAFe Scrum Master (Contract)

Job Duties
• Lead all Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily sprint, review, retrospectives and report on the team's progress and alignment to enterprise goals.
• Coaches Product Owner to ensure backlog refinement and prioritization. Facilitate decomposition of epics and high-level stories to be consumable by development teams for upcoming sprints.
• Facilitate conversations for teams to collaborate in removing impediments, empowering teams to self-organize and improve their productivity.

Preferred Requirements
• Ability to articulate ideas and communicate clearly to various levels within business and IT.
• Demonstrated ability to work with, and support distributed teams.
• Ability to influence and work with people from various disciplines and degrees of technical experience.
• Proven relationship building skills at department level.
• Experience using the Agile/Scrum management tool, particularly JIRA.
• Mobile application (ios, Android) experience a plus

Experience:
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing end-to-end software application projects.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading teams using Scrum/Agile methodology as a Scrum Master or Scrum Master or Product Owner.
• Demonstrated knowledge in leading teams in various scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, demos and other meetings.

Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Technology or related discipline.

Certification:
Agile Certification from Scrum Alliance, ICAgile, SAFe or other Agile organization