Job Title: Scrum Master Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid 1-2 days onsite per week) Duration: 8 months with a possibility of conversion
Job Description Details: As ScrumMaster, you play a key role in the definition, development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of Agile practices (with an emphasis on Scrum) within the organization. You will facilitate sprint planning, retrospective, and daily activities related to stand-ups and sprint burn down; as well as maintain relevant metrics that help the team see and understand their progress during a sprint. In this role you'll own and resolve identified impediments. You'll lead and track work for 25-30 developers. You'll help build an environment where continuous deployment/ improvement of the development process is the focus and everyone's common goal is to deliver outstanding software as fast as possible to our customers. As ScrumMaster you're responsible for leading the continual Agile transformation and practices as well as promoting accountability and transparency across all levels of the organization.
Responsibilities:
Serve as a senior team member, responsible for facilitating the adoption, implementation and sustainability of Agile processes, principles, and practices
Lead the scaling of Agile from team level to enterprise level
Act as a change agent and as part of the team of Coaches leading and supporting teams and individuals in their Agile journey
Make decisions and independently drive any aspect of Agile rollout at a team and management level
Provide high-touch and hands-on team guidance, support, and coaching in close cooperation and collaboration across all roles and functions, to facilitate increasing maturity at a sustainable pace
Actively build and contribute to the company's Agile Community and develop Communities of Practice, mentor Agile practitioners
Create training materials and provide training and coaching throughout the organization
Support Agile teams in their development, playbook creation, and in establishing consistent best practices
Collaborate with non-Agile team, educate and support them throughout transformation
Define relevant metrics that help the program see how they are doing
Inspire all stakeholders at any level in their Agile transition.
Develop, coach, and mentor team members to advance their skills and career
Build trust with the business [IT or other Divisions] and throughout the organization
Perform ongoing assessments of the teams' Scrum maturity to inform ongoing support decisions
Advise on dependency management techniques between internal teams and third parties, release managers, or between Agile teams
Quickly establish collaborative partnership with key stakeholders and build trust to ensure leadership buy-in across both Business and IT - Become a strategic partner in organizational road mapping and structuring to drive increased ROI, greater adoption and higher transformation success
Foster speed, innovation and encourage continuous improvement
Education: Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent work experience required
Certification: CSM/CSPO Certification or PMI-ACP preferred
Skills Required:
ScrumPractices
TFS
Azure DevOps
Standing up an agile process
Proficient with common Agile practices
Proven ability in building effective partnership with diverse groups in multiple locations/environments
Aptitude for learning and using technology for both teaching and action research
Able to garner respect throughout the organization at all levels
Thought Leader - Challenge status quo and grow every day. Able to build trust and earn respect at all levels within the company
Communicative and facilitative - Able to communicate well with all levels of the organization from Scrum team members to executives. Able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team in a collaborative way and influence employees at all levels
Assertive - Ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls and manage conflicts
Enthusiastic - High-energy and inspire others
Continuous Improvement - Continually growing ones craft, learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team
Managing with Metrics
Able to help leaders & teams define clear metrics and coach them to have a data driven approach for decision making
Willing and able to quickly gain a high level understanding of the technical and business domains of the Scrum teams
Outstanding presentation and communication record (conference presentation, professional community events)
Deep understanding of common Agile practices and better product envisioning and development practices
Superb conflict resolution and consensus building skills
Understanding of fundamentals of iterative development, software development processes and procedures
Top 5 Skill sets: 1. Communication and Trust-Building 2. Detail Oriented and Technical Background 3. Leadership and Ownership (Diplomatic and Firm) 4. Understanding of Agile Principles 5. Scaled Agile
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $70.00/hr.
