Company:
Danta Technologies
Location: Austin
Closing Date: 19/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Seeking for a Scrum Master in Austin, TX (Onsite)
Job Description:
As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate Agile practices for development teams working on innovative and customer-focused solutions for a leading e-commerce platform. Your role will involve guiding the team through the Scrum framework, ensuring the continuous delivery of high-quality products, and helping the team achieve its full potential.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies: Organize and lead all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Ensure all team members are aligned with the project goals.
Support the Product Owner: Assist the Product Owner in managing the product backlog, refining user stories, and setting priorities that align with business objectives.
Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and remove any blockers or impediments that may prevent the team from achieving sprint goals.
Foster Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement by guiding the team in reflecting on processes and outcomes during retrospectives and applying lessons learned in future sprints.
Coach and Mentor: Provide coaching to the development team, helping them to self-organize, adopt best practices, and enhance their performance.
Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the development team and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, and challenges.
Track Progress: Monitor and report on key metrics, such as sprint velocity and burn-down charts, to ensure transparency and facilitate data-driven decision-making.
Promote Agile Practices: Advocate for Agile values and principles within the team and organization, staying informed about industry trends and adapting practices as needed.
Qualifications:
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification is required.
Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment, preferably within the e-commerce domain.
E-commerce Expertise: Familiarity with the unique challenges and requirements of e-commerce projects, including customer experience, scalability, and security considerations.
Technical Proficiency: Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire Agile teams, driving collaboration and high performance.
Excellent Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively interacting with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems.
Adaptability: Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.
The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.
Job Description:
As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate Agile practices for development teams working on innovative and customer-focused solutions for a leading e-commerce platform. Your role will involve guiding the team through the Scrum framework, ensuring the continuous delivery of high-quality products, and helping the team achieve its full potential.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies: Organize and lead all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Ensure all team members are aligned with the project goals.
Support the Product Owner: Assist the Product Owner in managing the product backlog, refining user stories, and setting priorities that align with business objectives.
Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and remove any blockers or impediments that may prevent the team from achieving sprint goals.
Foster Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement by guiding the team in reflecting on processes and outcomes during retrospectives and applying lessons learned in future sprints.
Coach and Mentor: Provide coaching to the development team, helping them to self-organize, adopt best practices, and enhance their performance.
Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the development team and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, and challenges.
Track Progress: Monitor and report on key metrics, such as sprint velocity and burn-down charts, to ensure transparency and facilitate data-driven decision-making.
Promote Agile Practices: Advocate for Agile values and principles within the team and organization, staying informed about industry trends and adapting practices as needed.
Qualifications:
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification is required.
Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment, preferably within the e-commerce domain.
E-commerce Expertise: Familiarity with the unique challenges and requirements of e-commerce projects, including customer experience, scalability, and security considerations.
Technical Proficiency: Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire Agile teams, driving collaboration and high performance.
Excellent Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively interacting with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems.
Adaptability: Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.
The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.
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