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ZAPCOM GROUP INC

Scrum Master Job at ZAPCOM GROUP INC in New York

ZAPCOM GROUP INC, New York, NY, US


Job Description

Job Description
Summary/Objective
Essential Functions
Fulfills the functions of an Agile Scrum Master; runs the software development planning and delivery process.

Providing servant leadership and building multiple high-performing Agile teams

Bring transparency to Business and IT organization about development and grow trust.

Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts.

Foster a continuous learning environment helping teams to inspect & adapt, strengthening teams understanding of Agile / Scrum concepts and principles.

Leverages Jira and Confluence to elicit and define business and technical requirements, track requirements, prioritize features, curate content, sequence deliverables into sprints, and report progress.

Leads Increment and sprint planning sessions and documents resulting story boards and Responsible for maintenance and tracking of sprint backlog and prioritization.

Facilitates the daily scrum Ceremonies and supports delivery teams (pods) in execution of scrum methodology.

Documents and leads remediation / removal of blockers during sprints.

Collaborates with the Agile coach to maintain accountability and compliance with the defined Agile delivery methodology.

Responsible to Monitor, Measure, & Report Progress of the team (SMART and SWOT analysis of members) including burndown charts, team velocity.

Ensure good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.

Builds and coaches high performing teams.

Good problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills, with the ability to coach and mentor all roles on a scrum team.

Inspire people to deliver key results, demonstrate the passion for the business.

Adapt current methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.

Use considerable judgment to determine solution and seeks guidance on complex problems.

Requirements
Bachelors Degree

5+ Years of IT experience serving as Agile Scrum masters in planning and delivering software solutions, such as online and mobile user experiences, underlying transactional systems, and integrating disparate systems, with 2+ years of mandatory Scrum master experience.

Familiar with various software development methodologies (e.g., agile, waterfall) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), incl. processes, roles and responsibilities, entry and exit criteria, and key deliverables for each stage.

Experience organizing and Ability to coach and mentor.

Ability to understand business and technology concepts quickly and able to facilitate those conversations primarily around Banking domain.

Experience with distributed Agile teams

Scrum of Scrums / Complex ecosystem
Certifications

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Safe Certified.

Flexible work from home options available.