Lead and coach Agile teams: plan and coordinate sprints, run ceremonies, manage scope and backlogs, remove impediments, resolve conflicts, ensure sprint-quality deliverables, and drive product innovation and team maturity.
Requirements • Minimum 3 years of experience in a scrum master/TPO role • Familiarity with software development • Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement) • Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks • Excellent communication and servant leadership skills • Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability • Outstanding organizational skills • Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field • Scrum master certification is a plus Responsibilities: Responsibilities • Manage each project’s scope and timeline • Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups • Coach team members in Agile frameworks • Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration • Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders) • Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests • Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur • Help teams implement changes effectively • Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint • Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity • Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it • Responsible for innovation and end-to-end launch of products
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