Senior Scrum Master 

Boston, MA (Remote for now)

This role can be contract or contract to hire

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. 

We’d love to see:

• Scrum master experience at an asset management company
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games

We are seeking an enthusiastic, proactive and resourceful Senior Scrum Master for our Team developing research management systems. 

The impact you’ll have:

• Facilitate and moderate sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint demo, sprint retrospective and backlog refinement meetings
• Remove obstacles to team and sprint success
• Encourage self-organization by facilitating the appropriate delegation of tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members
• Coordinate across co-dependent scrum teams in multi-project team environment
• Utilize and improve usage of JIRA, and Confluence, as a tool to monitor and manage sprint success

Who we’re looking for:

• Deep understanding and the ability to apply both the theoretical and practical aspects of agile development
• Proven experience with Agile software development methodologies
• Experience working closely with Stakeholders to improve project predictably and delivery success
• Ability to help product teams generate product backlog and make them ready for the next sprint
• Experience effectively identifying and driving resolution on deliverable dependencies with other teams
• At least 1 year of experience using JIRA to track and manage Agile development, or experience using tools similar to the Atlassian suite of products
• Experience with a variety of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, etc.)
• Someone who has the ability to:
• Assess the Agile 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
• Influence and lead development, quality, and product professionals
• Partner closely with product to set the vision and execute the sprint plan
• Foster and maintain a collaborative team dynamic
• Solve problems and think critically
• Plan and organize (and re-organize) in an environment of shifting priorities
• Communicate clearly, both by speaking directly and writing concisely
• Negotiate and manage conflict
• Learn quickly and adapt to the environment
• Proactively identify blockers and help the team look ahead for potential risks and recommend mitigations
• Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, leading by example
• A Certified Scrum Master (CSM) with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master in more than one organization, for multiple teams simultaneously
• A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a computer science, information technology, or an equally technical discipline; or equivalent work experience