Scrum Master

The Judge Group; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A business consulting and services firm located in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Mid-Senior Level Agile Coach. The role focuses on facilitating Agile processes, mentoring teams, and ensuring project success through effective communication and collaboration. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of Agile experience and possess strong project management skills. Full-time employment opportunities are available with a dynamic and team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Agile experience mandatory.
• Experience with project management and business analysis preferred.
• Certification as a Scrum Master is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile rituals and reporting updates.
• Mentor teams on Agile practices.
• Drive continuous improvement within teams.
• Manage risks and dependencies for project success.

Skills

Agile experience

Project management fundamentals

Effective communication skills

Team collaboration

Dependency management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Confluence

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a team's collaboration, transparency, and delivering product releases while meeting quality standards and milestones. Identifies and procures all necessary resources to meet project specifications. Facilitates Agile rituals and provides sprint-level reporting.
• Facilitates seamless collaboration and maximizes team performance by driving continuous improvement within assigned technical and non-technical teams.
• Ensure rapid and timely delivery of business value streams and achievement of goals.
• Mentors and coaches teams (including the Product Owner) in Agile practices and mindset.
• Fosters a growth mindset and spirit of continuous improvement and learning.
• Removes impediments to team progress whether internal to the team or organizational in nature. When necessary, escalates impediments to facilitate rapid resolution.
• Supports and educates product owners, especially with respect to refining and managing the product backlog and decision making.
• Ensures effective communication within and across teams.
• Influences and facilitates the empowerment of a self-organizing team.
• Schedules and facilitates cross-functional meetings.
• Ensures appropriate progress tools, information radiators, and reports effectively provide transparency on team’s progress and productivity.
• Performs risk, issue, and dependency management for their team.
• Ensures release management practices align to enterprise standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Min 5 years of Agile experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of project management fundamentals.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or related discipline with an information technology or equivalent and extensive related IT Technical or Customer Support experience.
• Two or more years of project management, or business requirements analysis.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with CONFLUENCE; and GHERKIN knowledgeable.
• High degree of professional confidence and credibility with the presence and communication skills to represent IT-related concepts effectively.
• Adaptability; self-starter; team player; quality minded; focused; committed; able to work independently.
• Certified Scrum Master preferred.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services