Scrum Master
Prometheus Global Media
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Full Time Job
Job Title: Scrum Master
Location: New York, NY
Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to organize and facilitate scrum meetings, removing obstacles that impact productivity, and making the process run smoothly.
Responsibilities:
• Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Guiding the team on how to get the most of out self-organization
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Facilitating to getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and streamlining information
• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences.
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Providing all support to the team using servant leadership skills whenever possible, and leading by example
Required Qualifications:
• First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I)
• 2 years experience
• Experience using and configuring JIRA Agile
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
Nice to have Skills/Experience
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: Kanban, XP, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Certified SAFe Practitioner
Prometheus Global Media is an equal opportunity employer