Job Description:
• The Sr. Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating Agile practices and supporting teams in achieving program and iteration goals.
• The role focuses on improving team performance, ensuring effective collaboration across teams, removing impediments, and promoting continuous improvement.
• The Sr. Scrum Master also supports Agile program activities and helps foster a strong Lean-Agile mindset across teams and leadership.
Requirement/Must Have:
• Bachelor s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• Extensive experience using Lean and Agile methodologies.
• Experience serving as a Scrum Master or Kanban lead.
• Proven success leading multiple Agile teams toward improved performance and delivery outcomes.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban.
• Knowledge of scaling Agile practices in large organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple deadlines.
Experience:
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams to improve program flow and delivery.
• Experience supporting backlog management and collaboration with product owners and product management teams.
• Experience identifying and removing impediments to support team productivity and delivery.
• Experience using Agile tools and reporting dashboards to track metrics and performance.
Responsibilities:
• Facilitate team progress toward iteration and program goals while supporting Agile practices and frameworks.
• Continuously challenge existing processes and support improvements in quality, predictability, flow, and team velocity.
• Guide teams in focusing on iteration goals and program objectives.
• Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support program-level activities such as planning sessions, cross-team coordination meetings, and retrospectives.
• Ensure team working agreements and definition of done are followed.
• Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution within teams to improve collaboration and delivery outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of communication and relationships between cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate work with other teams to improve delivery flow and throughput.
• Represent teams in cross-team coordination meetings and support program-level planning activities.
• Support product owners and product management teams with backlog management and prioritization.
• Identify and help remove impediments by coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Improve transparency and communication across teams and stakeholders.
• Promote Lean-Agile leadership behaviors and support initiatives that improve organizational agility.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within teams and programs.
Should Have:
• Experience working as a Scrum Master within a scaled Agile program.
• Experience leading change initiatives and continuous improvement in cross-functional teams.
• Experience applying Lean methods such as value stream mapping and system optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of product ownership, DevOps practices, and test automation.
Skills:
• Lean and Agile methodologies.
• Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
• Agile program coordination and facilitation.
• Conflict resolution and team coaching.
• Metrics tracking, reporting, and dashboard creation.
• Stakeholder communication and collaboration.
• Agile tools and office productivity applications.
Qualification And Education:
• Bachelor s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• Additional relevant work experience may substitute for formal education.
• Professional certifications in Scrum, Agile, or scaled Agile frameworks are preferred.