Scrum Master (Remote)

Job Title: Scrum Master (Remote)

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Duration: up to 3 Years

Job Description:

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

The duties of a Scrum Master include but are not limited to:

• Guide a team and organization using Agile/Scrum best practices, methodologies and values.
• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Remove impediments or guide a team to remove impediments.
• Facilitate completion of work assignments, assigning, or dictating work assignments.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, team building and conflict resolution.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating
• information: supporting product managers to maximize return on investment (ROI) and meet the organization's objectives.
• Support and educate the Product Owner, to include, but not limited to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Engage in agile delivery utilizing best agile methodology (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, etc.).
• Provide support to a team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

• 5 years of Scrum Master experience
• Scrum Master Certification
• Experience with Change Management

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

• Identifying and building Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure program Performance.
• Experience with agile tracking tools (JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, etc.).
• Creating and maintaining product timelines, status reports, communication plans, and other product management related documentation.