Sr. Scrum Master (Chicago, IL)

Organize and facilitate Agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, and product backlog refinement sessions.Ensure that all meetings are positive, productive, stay on topic, and are kept within the timebox.Collaborate closely with the product owner to manage the backlog.Effectively manage user story estimation and forecasting.Champion and facilitate adoption of Agile standards, tools, and best practices.Coach team on established IT and corporate standards (e.g., security, quality, and architecture) to minimize operational and reputational risk.Proactively identify and resolve impediments to team progress.Report risks and issues.Communicate with leaders across the organization to ensure transparency into delivery progress, challenges, and risks.Utilize team feedback and metrics (e.g., quality, delivery, cadence, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and work with team to continuously improve.Coach the team to improve collaboration and self-management, promoting healthy interactions both within the team and with external stakeholders.Represent the team at broader planning and coordination sessions (e.g., Scrum of Scrums).Support the team in using agile planning and development tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Rally).Experiment with new practices and frameworks to improve team outcomes.Actively participate in learning opportunities such as communities of practice or conferences to improve skills and better support the team.Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization.Department: Preferred VendorsThis is a contract position.

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