Lead Agile Coach & Scrum Master

MARICI Solutions GmbH; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MARICI Solutions GmbH in Cincinnati, OH, seeks an experienced Scrum Master/Agilist for a long-term contract to lead Agile squads onsite. You will facilitate all ceremonies, coach teams on Agile principles, and remove impediments to ensure business value delivery.

You will mentor Product Owners and developers, foster high-performing and self-organizing teams, and drive continuous improvement through metrics and collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum frameworks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and presentation skills.
• Experience identifying and removing team/organizational impediments.
• Strong conflict-resolution and mediation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master/Lead Agilist for one or more Agile squads.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles and practices.
• Remove team impediments and coordinate resolution of blockers.
• Coach Product Owners and development teams on backlog management.
• Build high-performing, self-organizing, and collaborative teams.
• Promote continuous improvement using feedback, metrics, and data.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Support risk identification, dependency management, and conflict resolution.
• Mentor team members and promote learning and professional growth.
• Apply Agile practices such as CI/CD, TDD, automated testing, and DevOps.
• Work with Kanban, Scrumban, XP frameworks.
• Create a trusting and safe environment for concerns to be raised.
• Help teams stay focused on delivering business value.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile knowledge

Facilitation

Coaching/Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Communication

Conflict resolution

DevOps familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SAFe

Job description

MARICI Solutions GmbH in Cincinnati, OH, seeks an experienced Scrum Master/Agilist for a long-term contract to lead Agile squads onsite. You will facilitate all ceremonies, coach teams on Agile principles, and remove impediments to ensure business value delivery.

You will mentor Product Owners and developers, foster high-performing and self-organizing teams, and drive continuous improvement through metrics and collaboration with stakeholders.