Scrum Master

Company: Solution Partners, Inc.
Location: Naperville
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

Scrum Master - Naperville, IL - Full time perm 140-150K 4 things to focus on This person needs to be a stellar communicator and great at connecting with colleaguersquos. Strong passion for Agile Leadership- Someone that is a strong leader with a demonstrated track record. C-Level Experience- They need to have worked loosely with C Level people from their past jobs. Please make sure to get into great detail about this in the submission. Someone who is working at a larger company would probably not work, since they will be interacting with the C Suite daily. They will run projects and present to the board of Directors. Summary We are seeking a Scrum Master with a passion for the Scrum framework and the financial services, asset management, or business consulting industries. The Scrum Master is a results-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has leadership experience communicating and working with C-Level executives. The Scrum Master works as a part of multiple Agile Scrum teams to deliver high quality, innovative products. This individual will utilize creativity, intelligence, experience and a passion for continuous improvement while working closely with the management team to evangelize, champion and accelerate adoption of Agile delivery DevOps best practices across the organization. The Scrum Master should bring best practice techniques and new ideas, have experience with multiple Scrum teams and organizations, and be interested in turning our products into a competitive advantage for the firm. Primary Responsibilities Demonstrates, evangelizes and champions Agile values, principles and practices across development teams and the organization. Partners with product owners to ensure the Scrum team members understand the delivery goals, scope and product domain. Helps the product owners to effectively manage and prioritize their product backlog with a view to delivering highest value to our customers and stakeholders. Guides the Scrum team to stay focused on the high value tasks, removes any impediments to the teamrsquos progress and boosts the teamrsquos productivity and performance. Coaches the Scrum team to improve collaboration, communication and self-organization. Builds business relationships and gains support at all levels of the organization including senior managers and C-level executives. Facilitates the Scrum ceremonies such as daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospectives. Empowers the Scrum team with the tools for continuous integration (CI) and delivery automation (testing, pipelines, and deployments). Tracks and provides visibility into delivery targets, metrics and progress. Mentors and collaborates with other Agile practitioners to increase the efficiency of the methodology and effectiveness of application of the Scrum framework in the organization thereby enhancing adoption. Leads an Agile transformation program. Required Qualifications Bachelorrsquos degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience. 7+ years of professional experience as a Scrum Master. 10+ years of technology delivery experience in financial services or business consulting. Scrum Certification ndash PSM, CSM or equivalent. Experience with Cloud and DevOps and its various extensions, including continuous integration pipelines. Experience with delivery of large-scale infrastructure, application development and cloud transformation programs. Strong leadership, communication, analytical, critical thinking, and team building skills. Track record of being a player and a coach. Focus on getting things done and a high on-time project delivery record. Demonstrated ability to succeed despite obstacles. History of working as an organizational change agent. Led a successfully adopted agile transformation program from inception to rollout. Preferred Qualifications Strong business domain knowledge in the financial services industry. Familiarity with project management framework and other agile methodologies such as KANBAN, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) etc. Active participation in the technical community such as attending industrytechnical events participating in communities of practice, andor regularly contributing to blogs.SDL2017

Keywords: Solution Partners, Inc., Naperville , Scrum Master, IT / Software / Systems , Naperville, Illinois