- Responsible for optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered by one or more Scrum or Kanban teams.
- Coordinates and facilitates Scrum or Kanban ceremonies, managing dependencies for the team, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team.
- Ensures the impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed-to processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the development team.
- Acts as an Agile Team Coach, promoting the Agile mindset and principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential. Guides and coaches one or more teams on Scrum practices and develops their understanding of Agile principles.
- Represents the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs. Helps the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforces the agreements.
- Ensures the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO). Works with the Agile Coach, RTEs and other Scrum Masters to improve the maturity of Agile processes across the organization.
- Maintains project documentation and deliverables in accordance with Enterprise Change requirements
location: Charlotte, North Carolina
job type: Contract
salary: $68.38 - 78.38 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Coaches the Team to achieve Sprint Goals & Sprint timelines.
- Builds and develops a high-performance team.
- Promotes self-help / self-organization within the teams.
- Schedules, facilitates and coaches Agile routines and ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and PI Planning).
- Helps establish and support consistent reporting practices across the teams & foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Works with Product Owners to establish and maintain Product/Story Roadmaps.
- Helps protect the development team from external requests during the Sprint work.
- Helps to remove or facilitate removal of impediments the team cannot resolve on their own.
- Works closely with other Scrum Masters to exchange best practices and help to continually improve the process.
- Drives maturity curve of agile adoption, partially based on company specific guidance i.e. Agile Maturity Journey, MRA compliance
qualifications:
- 5+ years of Scrum Master experience.
- Demonstrate deep understanding of Jira
- Knowledge of Scaled Agile PI Planning framework, program and team level ceremonies.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.)
- Ability to lead and influence team in adopting the Agile principles while ensuring the correct use of Scrum process.
- Facilitates dependency and risk management for the Scrum teams and the ART.
- Facilitates team and cross-team impediment removal for the team.
- Promotes/facilitates communication and collaboration within the Agile teams and across the ART to support value delivery and Sprint commitments.
skills: Primary Skill:
- Agile Scrum Master
- Secondary Skill
- Agile tools (Jira)
- Tertiary Skill
- Agile Coach
- Prior Experience with Bank
- Ability to manage and communicate teams located across the globe with different time zones.
- Ability to manage multiple programs/project and work with multiple RTEs to deliver shared success.
- Enables the team to become high performing through collaboration and a relentless focus on continuous improvement.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
