Senior Scrum Master

Wolters Kluwer; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Scrum Master where you will lead technology projects and drive team success. You will manage project schedules, collaborate with diverse teams, and ensure quality standards are met. Your expertise will enhance organizational capabilities and contribute to IT initiatives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a related technical field.
• In-depth knowledge of project management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams of larger technology projects.
• Manage project schedules and deliverables independently.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.

Skills

Leadership

Performance Tracking

Risk Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Budget Management

Stakeholder Communication

Quality Assurance

Documentation

Job description

About the Role:
Step into a key role as a Senior Scrum Master, where you'll engage in advanced technology projects and play a significant part in achieving team objectives. Your contributions will drive the success of our IT initiatives and enhance our organizational capabilities.

Responsibilities:
• Lead specific workstreams of larger technology projects.
• Manage project schedules and deliverables independently.
• Provide insights and documentation of project requirements and scopes.
• Oversee and report on project progress and performance metrics.
• Identify, mitigate, and escalate project risks as needed.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.
• Maintain project budgets and resource allocation effectively.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and prepare concise updates.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and project specifications.
• Document lessons learned and best practices for future projects.

Skills
• Leadership: Capable of leading specific project workstreams.
• Performance Tracking: Proficient in tracking and reporting project performance metrics.
• Risk Management: Skilled in identifying and mitigating project risks.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Effective in working with diverse teams.
• Budget Management: Proficient in maintaining project budgets.
• Stakeholder Communication: Skilled in facilitating meetings and updates.
• Quality Assurance: Ensures quality standards are met within projects.
• Documentation: Expertise in documenting lessons learned and best practices.

Level criteria T3 (for internal use only):

Experience-6+ Years
• Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in primary technical job family and knowledge of related technical job families; has worked with a range of technologies
• Has knowledge of best practices and aware of the competition and market differentiators
• Solves complex technical problems; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance; may lead projects or may have accountability for on-going activities
• Impacts a range project activities within own team and other related teams; acts as a resource for colleagues
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus
• Level at which career may stabilize for many years

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

About the company

Wolters Kluwer NV is an American Dutch information services company.