Agile Scrum Master

Job#: 2029313

Job Description:

This specific role is required to be fulfilled on site, in a Bank of America facility. The location requirements are 3 days hybrid in Chicago, IL OR Denver, CO
This role is a servant leader, who is responsible for optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered by one or more Scrum teams. Key responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating Scrum ceremonies, managing dependencies for the team, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team. This role ensures the impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed-to processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the development team. Promotes and coaches the Agile mindset and principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential.
Primary Level of Engagement: Works at the team level. Supports multiple teams under supervision from a more senior domain expert.
Key Responsibilities:
Guide and coach one or more teams on Scrum practices and develop their understanding of Agile principles.
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (for example, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives).
In a Scaled Agile model, facilitate scaled planning for the team (for example, Pre Planning/ Preparation and PI Planning Events) and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/ART Syncs.
Help the team define norms/agreements, like a Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, and enforce the agreements.
Ensure the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog (in collaboration with the PO).
Facilitate dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the team.
Promote/facilitate communication and collaboration within the Agile team to support value delivery and Sprint commitments.
Provide visibility into the Agile teams delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders.
Enable the team to become high performing through collaboration and a relentless focus on continuous improvement including cross-skilling across the team.
Measure team delivery, maturity, and performance and review the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities
Required Skills:
Demonstrable experience of Scrum Management
Ability to implement Scrum theory, rules and practices
Ability to remain in scope and deliver outcomes on time
Strong organization and facilitation skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Management experience and hands-on technical expertise in leading large scale agile projects
Ability to lead, influence and drive team efforts and results
Strong analytical skills
Experience working in Agile development process and deep understanding of various phases of Software Development Life Cycle
Excellent written oral communication and presentation skills
Able to work independently with limited supervision
Desired Skills:
Rally, JIRA, or TFS experience
High level understanding of BAC Enterprise Change Standards

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