Scrum Master

Job Details

W2 ONLY, No C2C
3 Days Onsite in Columbus, Ohio in Office/2 Days Remote
HYBRID SCHEDULE

Understand and effectively lead the execution of the scrum ceremonies and practices with your team. Sprint planning, estimation, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, reporting & metrics (e.g. burn down, velocity). Achieve consistent Flow of work through the team. Maintain a holistic view of the work. Drive continuous improvement and lead change. Problem Solving.

• Issue management – remove barriers and keep the team on track
• Risk management – identify potential problems that can impact the team and mitigate

• Agile Mindset – Internalize and put in practice the Agile Manifesto and supporting practices... having an end to end agility mindset (from business idea through delivery). A great Scrum Master not only understands the foundations of Agile but embraces an Agile mindset. They will be value focused and guided by Lean-Agile principles and Systems Thinking.
• Communication & Listening Skills – A great Scrum Master is an open communicator that can deliver a message with tact... It is important to listen rather than speak to understand the other point of view (shut up and listen).
• Transparent – A great Scrum Master understands the value of transparency... Agile does not fix problems, but it does expose them. Have a sense of urgency in dealing with issues and informing stakeholders in order to work together on a resolution.
• Servant Leader – Lead by example. Put the needs of your team members first... Praise often but always sincerely.
• Continuous learning & growth mindset – continue to learn new skills that will help to improve your performance and to help you help others (e.g. Agile, Lean, Dev Ops, technology, leadership).
• Learning environment – create an environment where it’s safe to fail and where people can learn from their mistakes... Encourage the team to try new things.
• Collaboration – ability to partner with the Product Owner, Program Teams and work effectively with Product Managers, scrum team, other stakeholders and leadership.
• Facilitation – The skill to facilitate meetings, decision making and facilitating change... Comfortable facilitating groups and presenting in front of teams, leadership, and stakeholders to communicate release related information and addressing problems.
• Decision Making – The Scrum Master must develop the skill to be decisive. Work with the team and the Product Owner to make fast decisions and avoid analysis paralysis to ensure a working code is delivered every sprint.
• Negotiation & conflict resolution – Creating a win‑win situation while facilitating decision making among the Product Owner, the scrum team, stakeholders, leadership. Lead the team through healthy conflict and debate. A great Scrum Master understands that some things are not black and white. There are many shades of grey, where matters must be negotiated to achieve an agreement that is palatable to all parties involved.
• Critical Thinking – A great Scrum Master has the ability to think on their feet. They can quickly analyze a situation and organize teams around a solution. They do not have to define the solution but has the savvy to guide the conversation.
• Technology proficiency & Engineering practices – have an understanding of the technology and engineering practices being utilized by your team and the overall organization (e.g. Dev Ops such as CI/CD pipeline, multi-level automated testing).
• Business acumen – Gain depth of knowledge in the business domain.

This is a Contract position based out of Columbus, Ohio.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 – $72.00/hr.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

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