Scrum Master Workscape

Description



Workscapes product development team significantly contributes to the architectural vision of our Human Capital Management software products by making strategic design and development decisions that affect our overall technical direction. At Workscape, we have an Agile Software Development environment, and one of the benefits of our organizational design is that you can directly see your contributions in the final products we deliver to our World Class Customers.

We are seeking a highly skilled, team oriented individual to train to become a SCRUM Master. The SCRUM master is responsible for managing a scrum team, which consists of 5-7 cross functional employees, assigned to a specific product line to deliver high-quality software solutions. The scrum master responsibilities include facilitation of the scrum process, rolling-up the information across all teams, providing agile velocity-based schedule forecasting and estimating product backlog items. The successful candidate will be an energizing leader, bring strong inter-personal communication and facilitation skills, be detail oriented, thorough, and results focused.

Responsibilities



- Organize and conduct SCRUM meetings
- Partner with Product Owner to achieve maximum project return on investment and meet project objectives
- Manage sprint planning and execution which includes the management of project progress and provide status & visibility
- Identify and manage cross team dependencies
- Serve as a mentor and coach for sprint teams. Facilitate issue resolution with the team
- Work in cross-functional project teams that include Development, Product Management, Marketing, Usability, Quality Assurance, and Client Delivery.
- Facilitate Scrum teams that include both local and remote team members in engineering, testing and product owner/product management.



Required Skills & Experience



- BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Scrum Master Certification is a MUST.
- 3- 8 years in a technical software development environment.
- 1-4 years experience as a software Program/Project Manager using Agile techniques. Preferably 3+ years experience being a SCRUM Master.
- Must have experience as a Scrum Master accomplishing multiple initiatives.
- Advanced understanding of and experience with Software Development project life cycles, as well as advanced project management skills.
- Experience with SCRUM
- Experience with Microsoft, Project, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Solid oral, written, and presentation as well as strong interpersonal skills are required.
- Proven track record of being a strong team player with a results oriented attitude.
- Self-starter able to work well in new and undefined environments
- Outstanding organizational and time-management skills.

Location:	Marlborough, MA United States