Scrum Master
Job Summary
Job Description
The ideal candidate will drive agile transformation efforts by leading project planning, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define backlogs, sprint content, and key design decisions. Responsibilities include overseeing project budgets, working with product owners, conducting ceremonies, facilitating backlog grooming, and distributing project communications. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a desire to learn. The ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences is crucial. Participation in early-stage project intake and requirement gathering is expected, along with demonstrating customer empathy and the ability to gather and synthesize customer needs. Proven experience in fostering high-performing teams and driving alignment, collaboration, conflict resolution, and diversity is essential. Experience with inspect and adapt activities, including system demos, quantitative and qualitative measurement, and retrospectives, is also required. Strong oral and written communication, analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are necessary. The candidate will also coordinate project discovery efforts, including funding, feasibility, and strategic alignment.
Must have:
- Strong leadership abilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Agile methodologies expertise
- Collaboration and teamwork capabilities
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Customer empathy and needs synthesis
Good to have:
- Project management knowledge
- Budget tracking skills
- Agile certification
- Bachelor's degree in a technology related field
6 skills required
Job Details
The ideal candidate will work to further agile transformation efforts through iteratively leading project planning efforts, collaboration with cross-functional teams to define backlogs, sprint content, and key design decisions. They will oversee project budgets, work closely with product owners, conduct necessary ceremonies, facilitate backlog grooming activities, and develop and distribute project or product-related communications.
Responsibilities
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Self-motivation with strong, proven analytical and problem solving skills, attention to detail, and eagerness to continuously learn
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Ability to quickly absorb technical concepts and communicate effectively with non-technical and technical audiences, verbally and in writing
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Participate in early-stage project intake and requirement-gathering sessions to influence project scope and planning
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Deep customer empathy and curiosity that's paired with knowledge of how to gather and synthesize customer needs
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Proven experience in fostering high-performing teams with strong aptitude to drive requirement alignment, cross team collaboration, healthy conflict resolution, and diversity.
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Proven experience with inspect and adapt activities including system demo, quantitative and qualitative measurement, and the retrospective and problem-solving events.
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Strong oral and written communication skills
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Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
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Coordinate project discovery efforts (funding, feasibility, and strategic alignment)
Skills
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Strong leadership abilities
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Excellent communication skills
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Project management knowledge
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Agile methodologies expertise
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Budget tracking skills
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Collaboration and teamwork capabilities
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5+ years of work experience
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in a technology related field (preferred)
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Agile certification (preferred)
Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.
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