Scrum Master at Torak in Phoenix, AZ

Description

The Scrum Master will be resposible for one or more Scrum team. The successful candidate will be considered a subject-matter expert, have excellent logic and problem solving skills and a drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team while promoting self-management and constantly improving our standards of work.

Responsibilities

Liaison & Communication

• Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
• Communicate with other management, developers, product managers and technical support specialists on product issues.

Development

• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
• Maintain process documentation.
• Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.

Application Support

• Assist as needed with backlog maintenance.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.

Management

• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices.
• Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empower the team to self-organize.

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification

• Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Must be a Certified Scrum Master

Knowledge & Experience
 

• 5+ years project management experience and 2+ years of Scrum Master experience.
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.
• Ability to understand technical issues.

Personal Attributes
 

• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Collaborative in driving decisions.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention to detail.