Scrum Master

I O DATASPHERE; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Datasphere, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Scrum Master to lead agile efforts for BI/Analytics initiatives, including ETL, data conversion, data warehouse and MDM.

You will enable cross-functional teams, remove blockers, and mentor engineers while communicating complex data concepts to business partners.

This remote-friendly US-based role supports a nationwide team and values strong problem-solving and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Scrum Master leading ETL, data warehouse and/or MDM projects.
• Ability to blend Agile and traditional PM methods to fit the project.
• Experience using JIRA for progress tracking and reporting.
• SAFe implementation experience is required.

Skills

Team development

Remove roadblocks

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentations

Stakeholder communication

Proactive problem solving

JIRA management

Agile & PM blend

Data domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

NOTE: No WI residency required. Open to nationwide candidates. This position can work 100% remote within the United States. We can accept H1b, H4, TN and other valid work visas for IT. However we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

Description:

Our client is looking for a Scrum Master. Our team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance.

Data is one of their most valuable assets and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project/operational work; and mentoring and developing team members.
• Experience directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks, issues, and roadblocks.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, ability to influence others and to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers.
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence.

Skills Required

• 5+ years - Experience in a Scrum-master role leading scrums for ETL, data conversion, Data Warehouse and/or MDM.
• Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
• Experience managing team progress/status through JIRA or equivalent
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)