Senior Scrum Master – Remote Opportunity

  • Job Details

  • Job Status: Filled
  • Posted On: April 7, 2021
  • Job Category: Information Technology
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Location: Remote
  • Desired Experience: 5+ years
  • Desired Education: Bachelors
  • Compensation:
  • Travel: Negligible
  • Relocation: No

 

Senior Scrum Master – (Remote Opportunity)

Gateway Sourcing is assisting in a search for a Senior Scrum Master.  This person must have an in-depth knowledge of the scrum framework, with all its artifacts and techniques. You will need the ability to coordinate people and projects (occasionally facilitating changes) with your mind set on deliverables. Your role is to provide frameworks for how individuals, and teams, can work together more collaboratively and efficiently. Candidates for this position should be extremely well organized, excellent  communicators, demonstrate empathy and understanding for how to resolve different  conflicts/obstacles, and enjoy working with different teams and people.

About the Company

This company provides the leading communication and scheduling platform in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, by connecting providers and life science companies. Our software is used every day by many of the largest companies in the world and our data analytics drives decision-making across the industry.

Responsibilities

  • Manage each sprint release’s scope and timeline to be fast and efficient
  • Coordinate releases, sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
  • Coach team members in Agile frameworks
  • Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration within and between teams
  • Work with the Product team to manage backlogs, new requests, and future sprint/release planning
  • Work with Engineering and QA teams to ensure proper workloads and prioritization
  • Proactively help to resolve conflicts and remove obstacles
  • Help teams implement changes effectively
  • Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
  • Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
  • Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it

Requirements

  • 5 years minimum experience in a scrum master role
  • A proven track record of successfully managing large engineer teams in start-ups and/or fast growing organizations
  • Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field
  • In-depth knowledge of a continuous release process
  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle
  • Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
  • Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)
  • Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
  • Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
  • Outstanding organizational skills
  • Scrum master certification is a plus
  • Previous experience working remotely, or with remote teams, is a plus

 

LOCATION: Remote Opportunity – Negligible travel

 

COMPENSATION:  This is a permanent position and compensation will be commensurate with experience

  • Competitive salary and opportunities for career development
  • Regular performance and annual salary reviews
  • Annual performance bonuses
  • Professional Development (paid courses and online training)
  • Professional growth building enterprise software for Fortune 500 companies
  • Paid vacation and sick days
  • Flexible working hours

 

If you are qualified and interested, please contact:

 

Shannon Spinks     

[email protected]     

251-210-4401

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