Direct hire onsite in St. Louis Scrum Master- $120k at Virtual Company
St. Louis, MO 63101
About the Job
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Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate Agile Practices: Guide teams in Scrum practices, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Support Agile Teams: Act as a servant leader, empowering the team to self-organize and achieve sprint goals.
- Remove Impediments: Identify and resolve roadblocks to enable the team to deliver value effectively.
- Collaboration: Foster strong collaboration and communication across teams, stakeholders, and Product Owners.
- Coach and Mentor: Provide coaching to team members and stakeholders on Agile principles and practices to improve team effectiveness.
- Track and Report Progress: Use Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps) to track team progress, velocity, and deliverables, providing visibility to stakeholders.
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying areas for process enhancement and implementing necessary changes.
- Stakeholder Management: Partner with Product Owners to refine and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with business goals.
- Ensure Agile Maturity: Assess team maturity levels and help teams evolve in their Agile journey.
Qualifications
- Experience: 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile leadership role.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Certification: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent certification required.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Agile tools like Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar.
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Knowledge: Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Problem-Solving: Proven ability to identify and address team challenges effectively.
- Preferred: Experience with scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS) and a technical background in software development or IT.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.