Scrum Master

Job Title: Scrum Master (Remote) Location: Baton Rouge, LA Duration: up to 3 Years Job Description: The scope of the proposed services will include the following: The duties of a Scrum Master include but are not limited to: - Guide a team and organization using Agile/Scrum best practices, methodologies and values. - Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization. - Remove impediments or guide a team to remove impediments. - Facilitate completion of work assignments, assigning, or dictating work assignments. - Facilitate discussion, decision making, team building and conflict resolution. - Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information: supporting product managers to maximize return on investment (ROI) and meet the organization's objectives. - Support and educate the Product Owner, to include, but not limited to grooming and maintaining the product backlog. - Engage in agile delivery utilizing best agile methodology (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, etc.). - Provide support to a team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example. Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory: - 5 years of Scrum Master experience - Scrum Master Certification - Experience with Change Management Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory: - Identifying and building Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure program performance. - Experience with agile tracking tools (JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, etc.). - Creating and maintaining product timelines, status reports, communication plans, and other product management related documentation.