Title: Scrum Lead
Location: Fort Worth, TX 76155 (3 days hybrid onsite)
Duration: 12+ months Contract
Top Required Skills and Qualifications:
Candidate must have 7 - 10 years of experience for this role.
• Agile & Scrum Methodologies
• Azure DevOps / Jira
• Stakeholder Management
• Sprint Planning & Execution
• Risk & Issue Management
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
Coach team members on Agile principles, Scrum frameworks, and best practices.
Work closely with Product Owners to maintain and prioritize the product backlog.
Track sprint progress, team velocity, burn-down charts, and delivery metrics.
Identify, manage, and remove impediments that impact team productivity.
Foster a collaborative, self-organizing, and high-performing team environment.
Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
Support release planning, roadmap execution, and dependency management.
Drive continuous process improvements to enhance team efficiency and product quality.
Ensure Agile governance, standards, and compliance are followed.
Assist in resource planning and capacity management.
Nice to have skillsets:
• Release Planning
• Metrics & Reporting
• Team Coaching & Mentoring
Describe a great candidate that you are looking for and what skills and experience they will have:
• 5+ years of experience in Agile project delivery and Scrum facilitation.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile methodologies, Kanban, and Lean principles.
• Experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, or similar platforms.
• Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
What is the team environment and structure like?:
Team is divided into pods with each of the pod handling different projects. The resource should be able make all the pods follow Agile methodologies and track deliverables.Candidate will be helping with All pods project planning and deliverables.