Scrum Master - Synergy Interactive : Job Details

Candidates must be local to interview onsite and start onsite day 1

The Scrum Master promotes and supports the agile process within and outside the squad. This includes:

• Work with organizational resources outside the squad to help them interact effectively with the squad, remove impediments and protect them from organizational bureaucracy

• The Scrum Master coaches the Agile squad and the product owner on the Agile process, such as writing useful user stories and managing the backlog

• They foster a collaborative culture and ensure the squad regularly celebrates success

• For a newly formed squad the scrum master role may be a full time activity. As the squad matures the scrum master can start to contribute some time to squad deliveries

• Manage blockers, obstacles and dependencies.

• Bring together stakeholders for alignment meeting

• Organize training

• Report on squad improvements

• Facilitate retrospective to improve squad dynamics

• Facilitate creation and maintenance of squad artefacts such as backlog, definitions and norms etc..

• Managing the end to end software development lifecycle include dependencies management, issues/risk management, and key stakeholder management.

Skills Required:

• 7-10+ years program/project management experience in both Agile and Waterfall

• Financial Services experience

• Experience in program/project management for complex development projects with multiple different technology platforms

Skills Desired:

· Project / program management

· Strong communications and writing skills

· Strong analytical skills

· Ability to liaise with diverse groups (tech, ops, business, etc)

· Financial management and forecasting

· Risk management

· Problem solving

· Attention to detail