RESPONSIBILITIES:

Kforce has a client in Saint Louis, MO that is seeking a Scrum Master for a home based/remote role.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Plan:

• Scrum Master will facilitate and support all scrum events (Ceremonies): Team Agreements, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
• Identify, analyze, monitor, and resolve issues and risks; Identify mitigation strategies and communicate with the product team
• Plan and facilitate team activities for Program Increment (PI) events
• Plan and evolve appropriate team metrics to promote continuous improvement

Strategize:

• Think creatively to find potential solutions and examine possibilities and outcomes
• As a Scrum Master, you will follow audit and change management processes
• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization

Collaborate:

• Establish and maintain effective communication and relationships across areas, divisions, outside vendors, and other teams, providing timely updates
• Work with the scrum team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams
• Work with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role
• Work daily with Product Owners and Product Delivery Managers

Lead/Mentor:

• Facilitate and Co-Facilitate Product & Agile workshops and training sessions
• Exhibit Lean-Agile Leadership - Help the team embrace a lean-agile mindset and agile core values and principles
• Elevate your teams' performance by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques
• Provide a safe space for team which promotes continuous improvement and learning
• Guide and coach the scrum team on how to use agile practices and principles to deliver quality products and business value