Scrum Master

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Position Summary
Seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master for GIS Commercial team. This person will be responsible for facilitating and guiding the agile practices and ceremonies within the product development teams. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Scrum Master who wants to apply their skill set, learn, and grow in a very customer centric organization.
 
Responsibilities
•    Lead Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint and release planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for multiple product teams.
•    Work closely with Product Owners, Product Managers, and stakeholders to define the product vision, roadmap, backlog and priorities.
•    Monitor and manage the scrum team’s progress using burndown charts, velocity, team capacity, and additional planning tools for team and leadership reporting.
•    Manage development projects, drive sprint execution, resolve conflicts to ensure quality and timely delivery using the Scrum framework.
•    Guides and trains scrum teams in adopting agile values, principles, and practices, while advocating for the latest Agile best practices within the organization.

Requirements
•    A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role is required.
•    Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or Certified Product Owner (CSPO) certification is required 
•    Over 5 years of experience with Jira is preferred.
•    5 years of experience with agile practices, patterns, and techniques is preferred.
•    Experience managing Salesforce Scrum teams is preferred.
•    Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.
•    Excellent people and project management skills.
•    Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and experience working with cross-functional global teams

Education and Experience
BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
 

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