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• Post :- 8th Jan 2024

**Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Scrum Master to join our development team. The Scrum Master will be working in fast-paced environment and responsible for facilitating the Scrum process, coaching and mentoring the team, and ensuring that Agile principles and practices are followed to deliver high-quality software products. He/She will need to collaborate with various function across the program including program leadership, technical subject matter experts, program managers and regulatory personal to ensure teams  are unblocked and able to sprint without interruption and deliver solutions and services in compliance and on time.
Scrum Master should also be familiar with traditional waterfall delivery model as some aspects of the program requires deliverables in alignment with this process

Responsibilities

1. Scrum Process Facilitation:
  - Lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective) to ensure their effectiveness.
  - Maintain the Scrum framework and ensure its adherence.
   -Sprint reviews/demos – Own retrospectives and demo ceremonies. Drive the meeting, note areas for improvement and action items for future sprints.

2. Team Support:
  - Coach and mentor the Scrum Team on Agile principles and practices.
  - Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
  - Remove impediments or blockers that hinder the team's progress and manage internal roadblocks through process or workflow improvements.
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur

3. Product Backlog Management:
  - Collaborate with the Product Owner to groom and prioritize the product backlog.
  - Ensure that user stories are well-defined, estimated, and ready for development.
• Jira Board administration – Work as the administrator of the scrum board. Ensure that cards are up to date and the scrum tool, Jira software or otherwise, is working well.
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint

4. Metrics and Reporting:
  - Monitor and report on team progress using Agile metrics (velocity, burndown charts, etc.).
  - Identify areas for improvement and work with the team to address them.
-  Regular analysis of burndown charts and other portfolio planning tools to understand what gets built and at what cadence.

5. Stakeholder Communication:
  - Facilitate communication between the team and stakeholders.
  - Ensure that the team's progress and achievements are visible to all relevant parties.
- Outstanding communication skills
- Thrive in fast-paced environment requiring intensive collaboration and constant communication with various stakeholders and team members to ensure project is moving forward as per plan 

6. Continuous Improvement:
  - Identify opportunities to improve the Scrum process and implement changes.
  - Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.

Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments.
- Strong knowledge of Scrum principles and practices.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and lead a development team.
- Problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
- Certification as a Scrum Master (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster) is a plus.
- Familiarity with Agile project management tools (e.g., JIRA) is a plus.