Scrum Master with Project Manager

Siri InfoSolutions Inc; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Siri InfoSolutions Inc in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Scrum Master with PM experience to lead Agile teams and ensure delivery of projects in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires facilitating Scrum ceremonies, coaching teams, and collaborating with Product Owners to maintain a healthy backlog and align delivery with business objectives. Onsite work with strong PM and Agile expertise is essential.

Qualifications

• Coaching teams on Agile best practices.
• Knowledge of Kanban and other Agile methodologies.
• Strong impediment removal and risk management.
• Understanding of story point estimation and backlog management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader to one or more Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles.
• Facilitate all Scrum events and support the Product Owner in backlog refinement.
• Remove impediments and help the team stay focused on delivering value.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications to ensure successful delivery.
• Ensure transparency on project progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall delivery status through effective reporting.
• Foster continuous improvement through retrospectives and actionable feedback loops.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, Business Stakeholders, and Leadership teams to maintain a healthy product backlog and align delivery with business objectives.
• Track and communicate team and project performance metrics (velocity, burn-down charts, delivery milestones, etc.).
• Promote collaboration and self-organization within the team.
• Support the organization's Agile transformation journey by sharing best practices and coaching other teams when required.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum

Kanban

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Conflict resolution

Backlog management

Story point estimation

Risk management

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Rally

Trello

Job description

Section

Details

Job Title

Scrum Master with PM experience

Job Type

Full Time

Client Location

Jersey City, NJ

Work Arrangement

Onsite

Duration

Full Time

Pay Rate / Salary

$100-$120k/yr.

Job Summary

• Strong understanding of Agile principles and Scrum framework.
• Experience in facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives).
• Proficient in Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Trello).
• Strong Project Management experience with expertise in planning, execution, stakeholder management, and delivery governance.
• Ability to manage project scope, schedule, resources, budgets, risks, and dependencies in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader to one or more Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles.
• Facilitate all Scrum events and support the Product Owner in backlog refinement.
• Remove impediments and help the team stay focused on delivering value.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications to ensure successful delivery.
• Ensure transparency on project progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall delivery status through effective reporting.
• Foster continuous improvement through retrospectives and actionable feedback loops.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, Business Stakeholders, and Leadership teams to maintain a healthy product backlog and align delivery with business objectives.
• Track and communicate team and project performance metrics (velocity, burn-down charts, delivery milestones, etc.).
• Promote collaboration and self-organization within the team.
• Support the organization's Agile transformation journey by sharing best practices and coaching other teams when required.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to coach and mentor teams on Agile best practices.
• Knowledge of Kanban and other Agile methodologies.
• Strong skills in impediment removal and risk management.
• Understanding of story point estimation and backlog management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills.