Scrum Master

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: Charlotte NC Short Hills NJ (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Tax Terms: C2C W2

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning Daily Standups Sprint Reviews Retrospectives and Backlog Refinement.
• Ensure Scrum principles values and practices are understood and adhered to by the team.
• Work with Product Owners to maintain a healthy prioritized backlog
• Coach the team on Agile best practices and help them evolve toward high performance.
• Help the team achieve goals through transparency continuous improvement and effective collaboration.
• Support team members in resolving conflicts and building a healthy team dynamic
• Proactively identify and remove blockers that impact team performance.
• Escalate organizational impediments when necessary and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve them
• Partner with Product Owners Business Analysts Developers QA and leadership to align business needs with team capacity.
• Provide visibility into team progress using Agile metrics (velocity burndown team health etc.).
• Promote effective communication across teams and departments.
• Drive retrospectives and follow through on action items for improvement.
• Foster a culture of experimentation learning and innovation.
• Introduce and champion techniques to improve predictability quality and flow

Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master working with Agile teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum Kanban SAFe).
• Proficiency with Agile tools (JIRA Azure DevOps Rally Trello).
• Excellent communication facilitation and coaching skills.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM PSM I/II SAFe SSM etc.).
• Experience in scaled Agile environments (SAFe LeSS Nexus).
• Experience working with distributed or cross-functional teams