Scrum Master Local to the Philadelphia area

A software company with an in office culture is growing their team rapidly. They have long standing clients with increasing revenue channels and product lines.

This company's values focus on the cultivation of our company’s overall health and vitality, as well as our team members’ quality of life. My client embraces a non-hierarchical framework to enable full transparency throughout the organization. The collaborative atmosphere fosters an environment of balanced autonomy and teamwork, providing opportunities for individuals and team members to showcase their talents and align their daily tasks with their overall career goals.

The Scrum Master works with the Product Owner in several ways, including:

• Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the

Scrum Team as well as possible;

• Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management;
• Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog

items;

• Understanding product planning in an empirical environment;
• Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize

value;

• Understanding and practicing agility; and,
• Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.

Scrum Master Service to the Development Team

The Scrum Master collaborates with the Development Team in several ways, including:

• Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality;
• Helping the Development Team to create high-value products;
• Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress;
• Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed; and,
• Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is

not yet fully adopted and understood.
Scrum Master Service to the Organization

The Scrum Master serves the organization in several ways, including:

• Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption;
• Planning Scrum implementations within the organization;
• Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical

product development;

• Causing change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team; and,
• Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of

Scrum in the organization

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology preferred
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• 5+ years of experience in a ScrumMaster role for a software development team
• 5+ years of experience of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as

Scrum, to deliver solutions

• Strong stakeholder management skills to gain consensus and deliver outcomes
• A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and it’s impact of the company’s

success