Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Organize and facilitate standard meetings backlog preparation iteration planning retrospectives iteration reviews and daily stand-ups
Foster continuous improvement and coach the scrum teams to a higher level of self-organizing maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
Cultivate customer focus as the team collaborates to deliver solutions achieving the desired business outcome
Facilitate the sizing of stories during the planning sprint backlog grooming or sprint planning sessions for the team
Leverage metrics to assist delivery enable transparency and optimize the iterative / incremental development process
Resolve or escalate blocking impediments and known risks through analysis and prioritization
Manage and negotiate scope timeline quality goals and deliverables that support business goals and monitor schedule and cost performance throughout the life of the project
Brainstorm with the team to arrive at solutions to challenges and roadblocks to assigned projects with guidance from more experienced managers
Work with the product manager and other stakeholders to determine staffing requirements by giving inputs about project workload and expected fulfillment time
Maintain process documentation and ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration prioritization team accountability and visibility

What your background should look like

Educational Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelors degree

Certifications:
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or Safe Scrum Master or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification is required

Work Experience:
5 - 7 years of IT experience including prior Scrum Master experience

Skills and Knowledge:

Behavioral Skills:
Collaborative Approach
Strong Influencing Skills
Task Prioritization
Time Management
Strategic Thinking
Planning and Organizational Skills
Foster Positive Work Environment
Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
Analytical and Problem-solving skills
Ownership and Initiative taking
Negotiation Management

Technical Skills:
Technical aptitude to work closely with software engineers
Competent understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

Tools Knowledge:
Working knowledge of Microsoft Applications including MS Office MS Project MS Visio
Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) e.g. Jira Azure DevOps
Understanding of Project and Portfolio Management tools e.g. Clarity Open Workbench

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Educational Qualifications:

Education:
Bachelors degree in Business Management Information Systems or Engineering

Certifications:
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or any other related certification is required

Work Experience:
4 - 6 years of IT experience including prior Scrum Master experience

Skills and Knowledge:

Behavioral Skills:
Collaborative Approach
Strong Influencing Skills
Task Prioritization
Strategic Thinking
Planning and Organizational Skills
Ability to work in Dynamic Environment
Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
Analytical and Problem-solving skills
Ownership and Initiative taking

Technical Skills:
Technical aptitude to work closely with software engineers
Competent understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Strong Knowledge of both agile and waterfall methodologies on technically complex projects

Tools Knowledge:
Working knowledge of Microsoft Applications including MS Office MS Project MS Visio
Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) e.g. Jira Azure DevOps
Understanding of Project and Portfolio Management tools e.g. Clarity Open Workbench
Basic knowledge of Microsoft technology stack (C# SQL Server)

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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