Scrum Master -III

Company: Compunnel, Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

The Scrum Master - III plays a critical role in fostering Agile practices across one or more cross-functional teams.This individual acts as a coach, facilitator, and servant-leader, ensuring the successful execution of Agile ceremonies, removal of impediments, and alignment with strategic product goals.This role contributes to high-performing team dynamics and continuous improvement while supporting delivery of sprint goals and PI objectives.Key Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, organize, and coach cross-functional teams in Agile methodologies
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Remove impediments and shield the team from outside interference to ensure sprint and PI goal delivery
• Foster team collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Act as the communication liaison between Product Owners, Managers, and development teams
• Support short and long-term release planning with Product Owners
• Coordinate deployment activities in partnership with program and release managers
• Track and communicate Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burn-down, cycle time) to promote visibility and improvement
• Support Scrum of Scrums coordination to manage inter-team dependencies
• Coach teams on user story sizing, acceptance criteria, and Agile best practices
• Drive cross-functional initiatives of medium to complex scope
• Act as a change agent within the team and broader organizationRequired Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field
  • Minimum 5 years of IT work experience with at least 1 year of direct Scrum execution in a development setting
  • Knowledge of multiple Agile methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Scaled Agile)
  • Understanding of iterative and incremental development principles
  • Experience using Agile tools such as Jira, Jira Align, and Confluence
  • Strong leadership, facilitation, and team collaboration skillsPreferred Qualifications
    • PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or equivalent Agile certification
    • Experience managing or working with cross-team dependencies and large-scale Agile environments
    • Prior experience as a coach or mentor for Agile team practices
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