Scrum Master

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our team and facilitate the delivery of high-quality products through Agile practices. The Scrum Master will be responsible for coaching, guiding, and supporting the team to ensure Agile principles are understood and followed. This role will focus on enabling the team to self-organize, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring smooth collaboration between stakeholders, Product Owners, and development teams.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a servant-leader for Agile teams, facilitating ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Support the Product Owner in backlog refinement, prioritization, and ensuring clarity of requirements.
• Identify and remove impediments to the team’s progress to ensure timely delivery.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages creativity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Track and report on Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, throughput, etc.) to ensure transparency for stakeholders.
• Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile principles, practices, and frameworks.
• Ensure alignment with organizational goals and compliance with Agile best practices.
• Collaborate across teams to manage dependencies and promote scaled Agile practices when needed.
  
  

What You Know

• 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, preferably in a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.) and Lean principles.
• Proven track record of successfully guiding teams in Agile transformation and delivering value.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong organizational and leadership abilities with attention to detail.
• Experience with Agile tools (JIRA, Rally, Azure DevOps, or equivalent).
• Certification(s) preferred: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or equivalent.
  
  

Nice To Have

• Experience working in large-scale, distributed teams.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with product management and business analysis.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  
  

Benefits

• In addition to competitive salaries and benefits packages, Nisum US offers its employees some unique and fun extras:
• Professional Development - We offer in-house technical training and professional learning programs aimed at developing skills across a broad spectrum of topics such as technology, leadership, role-based training, and process expertise. We also offer an annual stipend for employees to attend external courses in order to maintain professional certifications.
• Health & Wellness Benefits - We believe that your health and welfare are important, and we strive to ensure that you have affordable options available to you, including some plans that are subsidized for employees and their families up to 90%. We also have dental, and vision plans in the US where Nisum pays 100% of premiums for employees.
• Volunteerism Pay - We believe in giving back and in the US, our employees are eligible for up to 40 hours of paid time off each year to volunteer towards the causes that they are most passionate about. This is in addition to personal PTO and paid holidays.
• Additional Benefits - We offer all the other important benefits to keep employees and their families healthy and financially secure, such as 401(k) retirement savings with a company match, pre-tax parking and transit programs, disability insurance, and Basic Life/AD&D, alongside exclusive employee discounts on a wide variety of products and services.
  
  

Compensation Band

$120K - $125K per year