Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master

Responsibilities Operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2‑3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. Be a strong negotiator with excellent logic and problem‑solving skills and a drive to make a difference. Put the team before yourself. Enforce the rules of Scrum, remove impediments, promote self‑management, and consistently drive a culture of continuous improvement. Serve as a liaison between technical and non‑technical departments. Communicate with other management, developers, product owners, and technical support specialists on product issues. Development Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand‑up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum‑related meetings. Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress. Maintain process documentation. Ensure team members practice core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility. Application Support Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing the quality of user stories. Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information. Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs. Management Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreements, standards, and tools. Develop and manage team performance metrics, leveraging them to drive efficiencies in the process. Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions. Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution. Empower the team to self‑organize. Position Requirements Formal Education & Certification Four‑year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. Must be a Certified Scrum Master. Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus. Knowledge & Experience Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience preferred. Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages. Ability to understand technical issues. Personal Attributes Self‑motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. Team‑player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time‑critical problems. Collaborative in driving decisions. Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail. Skill Matrix Four‑year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. (Required, 4) Must be a Certified Scrum Master. (Required, 5) Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus (Required, 3) Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience preferred. (Highly desired, 4) Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, procedures. (Highly desired, 4) Thorough understanding of software development lifecycle. (Highly desired, 4) Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages. (Highly desired, 4) Ability to understand technical issues. (Highly desired, 4) Self‑motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. (Required, 4) Team‑player with ability to work within a collaborative environment. (Required, 4) Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. (Required, 4) Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. (Required, 4) Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time‑critical problems. (Required, 4) Collaborative in driving decisions. (Required, 4) Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. (Required, 4) Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail. (Required, 4) Apply Now #J-18808-Ljbffr Mbi Llc