Job Description

• Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Description

The Scrum Master is responsible for guiding and supporting a global, cross-functional team working to deliver businesscritical projects. This role requiresexcellent communication and collaboration skills.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Lead, inspire and motivatea global, cross-functional team inthe creation of high-quality software.
• Actively promote an agileand dev-ops mindsetand a positive working environment for the team.
• Mentor and coach all team members in Agile (Scrum, Kanban/Lean, SAFe) values, practices, and principles.
• Drive and support the adoption of new agile process tools and techniques withinyour team.
• Usea servant leadership style to supportthe team, responding to issues and removingimpediments.
• Diligently track team level metrics to mitigate workflowbottlenecks.
• Drive continuous improvement practiceswithin your team using team level metrics,reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work closelyand listen to team members’feedback to identifyissues and resolveconflicts.
• Train and coach new team members on agile processes and developing an agile mindset. 
• Coach team on constructing industry standard story constructs that support deliverycadence disciplines and includes appropriate acceptance criteria and definitions of ready and definition of done.

Agile Scrum Master Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Product Owner (PO), SubjectMatter Experts (SME) and Development team to ensurethat a sprint backlog
• is ready for SprintPlanning.
• Support and educate Product Owners, especially around the refinement and maintenance of the ProductBacklog.
• Responsible for accurate statusreporting of performance of sprints and projects.
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand ups, sprint retrospectives and team-based releaseplanning.
• Work with the team to definesprint goals and work closelywith the team to ensuredelivery of sprintgoals and team commitments.
• Play a key role in facilitating realistic estimates of delivery effort to assist with team planning.
• Assume a high level of ownership for the agileprocesses adopted within your team.
• Ability to clearly communicate in all forms including email, phone, documents and in person.

Qualifications and SkillsRequired

• Bachelor’s in Computer Scienceor related degree.
• A minimum of 3 years proven experience leading a software development.
• Experience developing an agile mindset in yourself and others.
• In-depth knowledge of agile estimation and planning techniques.
• Proven experience in recognizing issues, risks, and dependencies in all phasesof an agile project and applying appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Experience working with ProductOwners and Stakeholders. Communication skills are vital.
• Team player with the abilityto work with individuals at all levelswithin an organization.
• The abilityto build trust and opennessin interactions within and outsidethe team.
• Ability to motivate othersto achieve goals and generateconfidence while respecting and supporting colleagues and team members to reach their full potential.
• Ability to have a positive impacton others and communicate openlyand directly to individuals or groups at all levels.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach,getting things done,accountability & ownership, prioritizes own workload.
• Excellent writtenand verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Jira to manage the iterations.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.