Technical Scrum Master (Philadelphia, PA)

Cedent; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Technical Scrum Master in Philadelphia, PA, to lead and coach teams in delivering projects aligned with business goals. The ideal candidate should have a strong Scrum and Agile background along with an undergraduate degree. This contract position requires excellent leadership and communication skills. You will drive the adoption of Agile practices, facilitate sprint planning, and support continuous learning within teams. This role offers a chance to influence product development processes and enhance team performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years related work experience.
• Two years of experience leading large cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads, builds, and coaches high performing teams.
• Enables a continuous learning environment.
• Removes roadblocks to product development.

Skills

Scrum and Agile background

Leading cross-functional teams

Agile ceremonies experience

Coaching high performing teams

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Technical Scrum Master (Philadelphia, PA)

Responsibilities

• Leads, builds, and coaches high performing teams in the delivery of products or projects, ensuring team actions are aligned with project and business goals. May instruct or coach other professionals.
• Leads planning, team learning, and adaptation of processes to ensure the quality of team solutions.
• Strong Agile and Agile ceremonies experience.
• Enables a continuous learning environment, identifying ways to strengthen the team's understanding of Agile/Scrum concepts and principles.
• Builds and applies methodology that supports the integration of changing customer inputs and business conditions into product development.
• Recommends to the product owner and management in the definition and prioritization of outcomes. Identifies trade-offs between short and long term benefits to drive shared vision between the team and product owner.
• Ensures the application of agile frameworks to the development process to increase effectiveness of product development.
• Leads daily scrum meetings, iteration reviews and maintains backlogs.
• Removes roadblocks to product development. Applies learnings to other development projects.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Scrum and Agile background
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required. Graduate degree preferred. Minimum of five years related work experience.
• Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational projects preferred.

Department: Preferred Vendors
This is a contract position