SAFe Scrum Master/Team Coach

SAFe Scrum Master/Team Coach (SM/TC)

The SAFe Scrum Master/Team Coach (SM/TC) serves as a servant leader and facilitator for an Agile Team, guiding them through iteration events and processes to support teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs) in delivering value. This role is crucial in nurturing the maturity of Agile Teams by promoting Agile values, principles, and best practices. The SM/TC is responsible for removing impediments, fostering a high-performance team environment, and driving continuous improvement and flow.

Responsibilities:

• Team Coaching: Guide teams in self-organization and self-management to improve effectiveness within the SAFe framework.
• Agile Release Trains (ARTs): Coordinate and participate in ART events to enhance SAFe implementation across the organization.
• Scrum Mastery: Demonstrate a strong passion for Agile frameworks and improve Scrum maturity by applying Scrum techniques and artifacts, including user story refinement and backlog management.
• Empathy and Support: Show authentic concern for team members' beliefs and feelings, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Conflict Resolution: Aid in resolving interpersonal conflicts, promoting effective problem-solving and decision-making within the team.
• Servant Leadership: Focus on the needs of team members and those they serve, using persuasion to align with organizational values and business objectives.
• Mentoring: Support personal development and encourage a continuous learning mindset, guiding teams to independently solve problems.
• Transparency: Ensure transparency by inspecting artifacts, identifying discrepancies, and detecting anti-patterns.
• Agile Education: Educate teams on methods beyond Scrum, such as SAFe, Kanban, and Built-in Quality.
• PI Planning Preparation: Prepare teams for PI Planning by briefing them on upcoming features and identifying local stories, maintenance, defects, and tech debt.
• PI Plan Drafting: Facilitate the creation of draft PI plans, objectives, and identification of ART risks and issues.
• Objective Setting: Assist teams in creating and finalizing PI objectives with a mix of committed and uncommitted goals.
• Plan Review: Ensure PI objectives are SMART and facilitate collaboration between Business Owners and teams during business value assignments.
• Event Facilitation: Coordinate cadence-based events to sync efforts and hold retrospectives for continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master/Team Coach in a large enterprise.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of related work experience and education.
• Expertise in Jira Software, Confluence, FigJam, Jira Align, and AgilityHealth.
• SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master Certification (Required).
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional certifications: SAFe SASM 6.0, SAFe SPC 6.0, SAFe SA 6.0, SAFe RTE 6.0, CSM, SAFe Studio Experience, ICAgile.