Scrum Master Senior Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish, support and facilitate team level cadence and ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand up, retrospectives, backlog refinement, etc.
• Ensure the team adheres to Scrum practices and principles.
• Provide coaching and guidance to the team to support adoption of agile values, principles and practices.
• Provide coaching and support to Product Owner in maintaining and refining product backlog
• Support Product Owner in prioritization and forecasting of roadmap based on team velocity and stakeholder requests
• Support the team in establishing realistic and achievable delivery commitments while operating at a sustainable pace
• Remove impediments and protect the team from external distractions. Escalate in a timely manner as necessary
• Facilitate / support management of dependencies to ensure alignment of delivery
• Facilitate, encourage and support cross-team coordination and collaboration
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance within the team.
• Act as a change agent and help to build and support a learning environment for continual growth/improvement
• Maintain metrics and data necessary to provide visibility/assessment on team maturity, progress, quality and value to stakeholders
• Participate in and contribute to internal agile communities of practices and/or Scrum Master Forums

Required Experience / Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification.
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum practices and principles.
• Experience with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and understanding of its principles and practices.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Detail-oriented, with strong organizational skills, able to work under deadlines in a changing environment, and ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to interact with executives, managers, subject matter experts, and product owners in matrix structure of product management team.
• Solid conflict management skills
• Extensive knowledge of IT concepts, strategies, methodologies, architectures and technical standards.