Senior Scrum Master / Agile Coach - to $175,000.00

Compensation / Perks: Up to $175,000 Base Salary, unlimited PTO, 401k match, healthcare, dental and more!

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Metro West area of Boston (FULL REMOTE) with a major player in the manufacturing / software industry! Our client provides companies with the most technologically advanced and comprehensive product-cost management software available on the market. The company is private, with about 150+ total employees and about 70 people on the engineering team.

They are currently looking for a Senior Scrum Master / Agile Coach to oversee and promote an effective Agile environment on a rapidly growing team. With the use of best practices, this person will serve as a facilitator between the development teams and managers ensuring a clear, collaborative Agile approach is being utilized.

About the job: In this essential role, you will assist in defining and ensuring consistent Agile and organizational standards across the board. Through mentorship and collaboration of teams, you will instill a Scrum methodology to continuously offer a dynamic team-approach, and ensure high quality, timely delivery for various development initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in defining and ensuring consistent Agile standards and best practices with the delivery teams
• Develop and monitor metrics to track progress of Agile adoption and maturity in accelerating overall agile transformation efforts
• Audit processes to ensure they adhere to agreed organizational standards
• Organize, participate, and facilitate communities of practice (CoP) to help foster Lean and Agile thinking
• Advance best practices for scaling and optimization of Agile practices
• Assist in the creation of training materials and delivery of that training across the organization
• Mentor agile delivery teams, stakeholders, and leaders to help them adopt the mindset and practices needed to transform the organization
• Act as Scrum master for delivery team(s) as needed to teach and build right team habits

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience on a scrum team
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar tooling
• Hands on experience with the software development lifecycle
• Significant understanding of Agile principles and Scrum methodology
• Very knowledgeable in techniques to effectively lead a team in a Scrum model
• Ability to analyze, think quickly, and to resolve conflict
• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with Senior Management
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment