Scrum Master III

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Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Scrum Master III with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay: $ 70.00 - $77.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.

Description:

• The Senior Scrum Master is primarily responsible for leading teams and following the Agile framework.
• This role will work closely with other scrum masters, product owners, team members, and management to define, deploy, and optimize Agile based processes.
  
  

With some supervision the candidate will:

• Ensures the Team is fully functional and productive, shielding them from external interfaces.
• Provides a servant leadership style; role models situations and behaviors for their teams to include: Removing barriers and impediments that are preventing the team from completing work.
• Captures metrics to monitor Team and project health (Burn-Down Chart, velocity, etc.);
• Mentoring Team members and promotes Agile thinking, ensures adherence to the process.
• Performs the following Agile practices and processes to ensure the integrity of the Agile framework:
• Facilitates estimation activities (story points, Planning Poker);
• Maintains the backlog and physical Scrum (task) board in partnership with the Team and Product Owner;
• Maintains the backlog and physical Scrum (task) board in partnership with the Team and Product Owner;
• Ensures artifact quality;
• Captures and track impediments, risks and dependencies until resolution;
• Updates teams improvement backlog with commitments from the Retrospective;
• Completes and shares the teams Commitment report and End of Sprint Report based on the Demo and Product Owner acceptance.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from a four -year college or university or 5 years experience in lieu of a degree.
• 1-4 years experience with project concepts and practices.
• Work experience in addition to degree: 4-6 years of Scrum Master experience.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM).
• Proficient in multiple Agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
• Interacts effectively with others at all levels of the organization; makes persuasive and informative presentations.
• Candidate must have managed million project budgets and be able estimate future project budgets, plan resources and have experience with vendor relationships.
  
  

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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