VDH Project Manager 2

Job Description

The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Liaison & Communication
· Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
· Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.
· Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery)
Development
· Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
· Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
· Maintain process documentation.
· Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Application Support
· Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
· Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
· Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.
Management
· Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
· Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.
· Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.
· Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
· Empower the team to self-organize.
Position Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
· Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
· Must be a Certified Scrum Master,
· Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus

Knowledge & Experience
· Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.
· Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
· Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
· Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.
· Ability to understand technical issues.
Personal Attributes
· Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
· Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
· Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
· Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
· Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
· Collaborative in driving decisions.
· Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.