We are seeking a Scrum Master for our client who carries a lot on his shoulders, so you might be wondering if a single person can pull out the agile transformation your company requires. The answer is: It depends on the nature of the products, the teams' size, and several other factors. There is no restriction on how many teams a single Scrum Master should serve, as long as they can effectively facilitate and deliver for all of them.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners, program or project managers to communicate delivery of work product from the team and escalate key risks and issues impeding scrum team effectiveness
• Project Management skills, especially in areas of estimations, planning, clarifying goals & actions
• Implementing the agile methodology in software development, ensure that agile best practices are followed
• Facilitates the scrum process on scrum teams with significant cross-functional impacts 
• Schedule and lead project planning, sprint refinement, sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and other Agile and quality ceremonies.
• Coach, mentor and educate team members on Agile best practices and process improvements
• Creates, maintains, and shares metrics, team tools, burn-down and burn-up charts, progress dashboards, time tracking reports, executive reports, etc.

Required Skills

• Degree and qualification level: B. Tech/B.E. in Engineering/MBA
• At least 4+ years of work experience as Scrum Master 
• Highly versed in Agile Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Hands on experience to develop full-scale project plans and associated communication documents, including identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path
• Ability to proactively manage change in project scope, identify potential issues, and devise contingency
• Experience in Agile project management software/tools (JIRA / Confluence preferred)
• Proficient with MS Office applications i.e. Excel, MS Project, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to influence decision making
• Effective communication skills, collaboration, and stakeholder management