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Axelon Services Corporation

Boston, MA

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Atlassian JIRA, Best Practices, Business Strategy, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Health Maintenance, Lean Manufacturing, Mentoring, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Productivity Management, Project Management Certification, Project/Program Management, Relationship Management, Sales Management, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, ScrumMaster, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Boston, MA
POSTED
1 day ago
Job title: Scrum Master Location: Boston, MA, (Hybrid, 2 days onsite) Job Summary: The Scrum Master plays a key role in helping teams deliver solutions that protect clients by fostering collaboration, continuous improvement, and agile best practices. Serving as a Scrum Master for multiple teams within an Agile Release Train (ART), this role supports the organizations journey toward greater agile maturity and business agility. The Scrum Master creates an environment that enables effective delivery, coaches and mentors team members, removes or minimizes delivery obstacles, and helps teams continuously improve the way they work. Responsibilities: Facilitate team ceremonies such as daily scrums, sprint planning and retrospectives to ensure full team engagement with a focus on growing the capabilities of all team members. Collaborate with the Product Owner(s) and teams to support short and long-term planning and maintain a healthy backlog that is prepared for execution. Shield the teams from interference to enable optimal functionality and productivity. Collaborate with teams to Client their needs; plan and deliver instruction and coaching while enduring alignment with the organizational strategy. Focus on increasing the skill and understanding of Agile practices and values by actively coaching team members on growth mindset and maturing current Agile adoption. Champion continuous improvement activities to increase productivity; coach squads to conduct continuous improvement. Anticipate and address impediments to team and help manage interdependencies between agile teams. Regularly assess Agile maturity and actively coach to higher levels of growth, partnering with peers to help impact portfolio maturity. Use data, observation and analytical skills to proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement in team health and delivery, develop proposed solutions, and share knowledge and best practices across teams. Collaborate with the Senior Scrum Master/Release Train Engineer to design and execute the path for the teams agile maturity. Actively seek coaching and mentoring from more experienced Scrum Masters and coaches on Lean-Agile techniques and mindset. Required Skills and Experience: Agile Transformation and working with non-traditional teams. Experience with Jira & Confluence preferred. Strong coaching skills to be able to guide teams with strong personalities, Agile experience to help teams move forward The ideal candidate has considerable experience guiding agile teams through the ebb and flow of agile transformation. Knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices and Agile project management concepts, practices, and techniques is preferred. Displays strong communication, organizational, analytical, critical thinking, and team building skills. Proficient skills in presentation, influence, and relationship management. Previous experience as a Scrum Master is required. Agile certification preferred. Project management skills, excellent time management skills, and the ability to multitask in a cross-functional environment is preferred.

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Axelon Services Corporation