JCO Workforce Solutions, LLC

hybrid • USA • senior • Не указана

We have 3 urgent needs for Scrum Masters in Buckhead, GA Onsite/Hybrid 4 days per week - flexible commute options due to Atlanta traffic US Citizen or Green Card Only (no sponsorship) No vendors/3rd party/C2C or W2 **Primary Job Responsibilities** * Oversee product teams to ensure sprint backlogs are well- managed, commitments are reasonable, stories are actively swarmed, sprint goals are consistently delivered, and quality and performance expectations are met. * Ensure product teams understand the business context, product vision, user stories, and sprint goals. * Develop and negotiate team working agreements, effective user stories, acceptance criteria, and a clear definition of done. * Oversee product teams in self-organization/management, cross-functional collaboration, team dynamics and interpersonal skills. * Protect product teams from interruptions, manage risks, and actively remove impediments. * Perform ongoing assessments of teams and programs, to provide recommendations regarding continuous improvement. * Help teams continuously reflect and improve, becoming more effective in their roles and increasing their predictability, teamwork, and practices. * Help develop, lead and/or facilitate workshops around story mapping/breakdown, user & persona creation, value-stream mapping, product road-mapping, project inception, launch, etc. * Collaborate with individuals across all levels and roles to educate on agile principles, best practices, and tools to improve workflows and drive successful product deliverables. * Manage agile product ceremonies and activities including daily stand-up meetings, product and sprint backlog refinement, sprint reviews, agile board management and retrospectives. * Partner with the product managers/product owners to develop release plans and ensure product backlogs are well-refined, prioritized, and -transparent. * Assist in dependency management, cross-team test and delivery coordination, and release management/support for agile teams. * May require travel. * Perform other duties as assigned. **Organizational Impact:** * Works to achieve day-to-day objectives with major impact on the area of responsibility. * Contributes to the development of goals the area and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.). Manages large projects or processes with moderate impact on the achievement of sub-family results. Work is performed with limited oversight. Typically responsible for coaching, reviewing and delegating work to lower-level professionals. * Provides measurable input to new products, processes or standards in operational plans in order to implement operational objectives. **Leadership & Talent Management:** * Typically responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. * Typically responsible for managing major/complex projects at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products. **Knowledge & Experience:** * Requires deep knowledge of area typically obtained through higher education combined with experience. * Typically viewed as a subject matter expert within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project or program management. * Minimum high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. * Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 6-8 years of prior relevant experience. **Required Skills** * 3+ years of Scrum/Agile experience with excellent working knowledge of agile frameworks, ceremonies, processes, roles, and responsibilities. * 3+ years of experience collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver quantifiable business value required. * Excellent communication skills, ability to build rapport, share findings, and explain tradeoffs to technical and nontechnical audiences alike. * Group facilitation skills with a demonstrated ability for constructively navigating conflict. Facilitate conflict resolution while keeping a positive spin on team learning. * Excellent leadership and people skills, working with various teams, influencing, and getting buy-ins in various situations, effectively manage relationships (up, down, across). * Experience with Azure DevOps, MS Teams, MS SharePoint. * Organized, persuasive, encouraging, and motivating. **Required Licensing, Registration and/or Certifications** * Professional Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Master credential preferred.