Remote Scrum Master - Agile Leader Driving Value

strong-bridge; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Strong-Bridge Envision Consulting, an HCL Technologies company, is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join as a full-time employee. This role is remote with client interaction and requires strong facilitation of Agile ceremonies and collaboration across Product Management and development teams.

You will lead Scrum events, maintain the backlog, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with stakeholders and the product owner. Seattle-area presence and client-site work are expected.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, preferably within a Fortune 500 corporation
• Bachelor of Arts or Science required, degree in Information Systems preferred
• Certified Scrum Master certification from Scrum Alliance or Professional Scrum Master certification from Scrum Org required
• 3+ years of experience in scaled Agile approaches
• 3+ years of experience with creating effective communication channels (team, Product Owner, stakeholder)
• Experience in removing impediments that would prevent the team from achieving its sprint and release goals (internal and external to the team)
• 2+ years of experience with successful Agile techniques such as User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing
• 4+ years of experience and knowledge of Kanban framework
• Experience and knowledge of backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, and task definition
• Deep understanding of Agile values, principles, as well as Scrum framework
• Possess curiosity with an appetite for learning and supporting teams spanning a wide array of technologies and practices.
• Passion for constantly driving your teams and the organization to continuous improvement
• Minimum of 3 years of consulting experience with either a Big 4 Consulting firm or a more specialized boutique consulting firms specializing in technology delivery
• Ability to work permanently in the U.S. on a full-time basis
• Must be in the Seattle area; with ability to work on the client site 100% of the time

Responsibilities

• Facilitate scrum events such as daily standups, planning and prioritization meetings
• Work closely with Product Management to understand milestones, share estimates and check that expectations can be met
• Ensure that the scrum board is up-to-date and prioritized, and ensure improvements are implemented
• Facilitate meetings and communication between product owner stakeholders and development team members to ensure the highest value work is top priority in the backlog
• Understand goals of project, create Agile development strategy, assist in developing project planning and strategy
• Participate in larger Scrum Master team objectives, including process improvement, release preparation, and project management tasks
• Facilitate collaboration daily to remove impediments and reduce risk
• Provide servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency to the team

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Facilitation

Communication

Kanban

Scaled Agile

Stakeholder management

Consulting experience

Decision making through influence

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Strong-Bridge Envision Consulting, an HCL Technologies company, is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join as a full-time employee. This role is remote with client interaction and requires strong facilitation of Agile ceremonies and collaboration across Product Management and development teams.

You will lead Scrum events, maintain the backlog, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with stakeholders and the product owner. Seattle-area presence and client-site work are expected.