[ABS] Scrum Master

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our team and facilitate the delivery of high-quality products through Agile practices. The Scrum Master will be responsible for coaching guiding and supporting the team to ensure Agile principles are understood and followed. This role will focus on enabling the team to self-organize fostering a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring smooth collaboration between stakeholders Product Owners and development teams.

What Youll Do:

• Serve as a servant-leader for Agile teams facilitating ceremonies such as Sprint Planning Daily Standups Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Support the Product Owner in backlog refinement prioritization and ensuring clarity of requirements.
• Identify and remove impediments to the teams progress to ensure timely delivery.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages creativity accountability and continuous improvement.
• Track and report on Agile metrics (velocity burndown throughput etc.) to ensure transparency for stakeholders.
• Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile principles practices and frameworks.
• Ensure alignment with organizational goals and compliance with Agile best practices.
• Collaborate across teams to manage dependencies and promote scaled Agile practices when needed.

What You Know:

• 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach preferably in a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum Kanban SAFe etc.) and Lean principles.
• Proven track record of successfully guiding teams in Agile transformation and delivering value.
• Excellent communication facilitation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong organizational and leadership abilities with attention to detail.
• Experience with Agile tools (JIRA Rally Azure DevOps or equivalent).
• Certification(s) preferred: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II) SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or equivalent.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in large-scale distributed teams.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with product management and business analysis.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering Business or related field (or equivalent experience).

Benefits:

• In addition to competitive salaries and benefits packages Nisum US offers its employees some unique and fun extras:
• Professional Development - We offer in-house technical training and professional learning programs aimed at developing skills across a broad spectrum of topics such as technology leadership role-based training and process expertise. We also offer an annual stipend for employees to attend external courses in order to maintain professional certifications.
• Health & Wellness Benefits - We believe that your health and welfare are important and we strive to ensure that you have affordable options available to you including some plans that are subsidized for employees and their families up to 90%. We also have dental and vision plans in the US where Nisum pays 100% of premiums for employees.
• Volunteerism Pay - We believe in giving back and in the US our employees are eligible for up to 40 hours of paid time off each year to volunteer towards the causes that they are most passionate about. This is in addition to personal PTO and paid holidays.
• Additional Benefits - We offer all the other important benefits to keep employees and their families healthy and financially secure such as 401(k) retirement savings with a company match pre-tax parking and transit programs disability insurance and Basic Life/AD&D alongside exclusive employee discounts on a wide variety of products and services.

Compensation Band:

$120K - $125K per year