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We are looking for Scrum Master - Remote / Telecommute for our client in Richmond, VA Job Title Scrum Master - Remote / Telecommute Job Location Richmond, VA Job Type Contract Job Overview This is a Scrum Master / Agile team coach role supporting data services teams. Candidates must demonstrate experience working with multiple Scrum teams in a Scaled Agile Release Train. Requirement/Must Have Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience as a Scrum Master with a minimum of 5+ years Agile methodology experience in a large enterprise environment. Experience serving as a Scrum Master within IT operations, infrastructure, or data environments. Demonstrated experience coaching operational or data teams with unplanned work, improving team maturity, flow stability, and delivery predictability. Hands-on experience configuring and managing workflows in Jira Software. Familiarity with enterprise data services. Responsibilities Facilitate successful delivery of business value within an agile framework. Plan, lead, organize, and motivate cross-functional teams. Facilitate and help coordinate Agile ceremonies (PI Planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, iteration reviews, demos, and retrospectives). Partner with the Product Owner and team to ensure ceremonies and ad hoc meetings are valuable, purposeful, efficient, and well organized. Identify barriers to achievement and address their removal with a sense of urgency. Use a variety of techniques to foster innovation and collaboration, ensuring all voices are heard. Foster consensus-based decision making within the team. Collaborate with Product Owners to support short and long-term release planning and keep work backlog healthy and prepared for execution. Maintain a healthy and safe team working environment. Pursue results with the team focused on optimizing delivery. Champion the continuous improvement mindset and see failures as opportunities for growth. Use quantitative and qualitative evidence-based data to identify, address problems and evaluate efficacy of solutions. Act as a change agent to drive the acceptance and adoption of agile using a structured approach. Ensure visibility and effective interactions using ceremonies and tools that facilitate speedy responses to impediments. Connect the team with the right stakeholders as needed to ensure the team continually has everything they need to plan and work effectively. Responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making. Nice to Have Experience in scaled Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe). Thorough understanding of SAFe/Scrum metrics. Understanding of operational metrics such as lead time, cycle time, throughput, aging work, and cumulative flow diagrams. Experience aligning team reporting to enterprise portfolio structure. Relevant agile certifications (CSM, CSP, ICA-ACC, etc). Skills Strong facilitation skills in fast-paced operational environments. Ability to coach technical engineers in Agile practices. Comfortable operating within PI boundaries and delivery of commitments. Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without authority. Data-driven mindset with strong analytical capabilities. Apply To this Job Apply To This Job

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