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Sr Scrum Master

Sr Scrum Master

Custom Field 1:  Project Governance
Custom Field 3:  Project Governance
Country/Region:  CR
Date:  Sep 26, 2024
Location: 

Heredia, CR, 40101

Working place:  Remote

Job Description:

About the role:


We look for a candidate who is an influencer, a leader, a self-starter, self-motivated, and at the same time, strongly team-oriented and collaborative.  Someone who have exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, and can tailor your communication style across all levels of business and technology to ensure all stakeholders are well-informed and satisfied.  Someone who thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and can change hats as needed to suit the situation of the moment, are transparent and open with your team, your colleagues and your leaders around successes, challenges, and areas of opportunity, also coach teams to look inwardly for performance improvements, can drive enthusiasm for change and effectively coach teams through the change management process. 

 

A day in this role:

 

  • Expert knowledge of and demonstrated experience in Scrum and Agile development
  • Ability to interact professionally and confidently with colleagues at all levels, including senior and executive management
  • Accountable for effective scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-up, grooming, sprint planning, sprint retrospective, scrum-of-scrums
  • Coach and guide a team toward stable velocity, successfully meeting sprint commitments and project release dates
  • Coordinate and facilitate project and sprint production releases across multiple teams
  • Foster a healthy team dynamic using metrics to identify opportunities and drive action
  • Identify and remove roadblocks from the team’s path to ensure productivity
  • Protect the team from external interruptions by filtering all requests and pushing back on non-priority items
  • Coach and support Product Owner and Business Analyst in maintaining a refined product backlog for the team
  • Work closely with Product Owner to manage team priorities and scope each sprint, as well as coordinate and manage cross-team dependencies to keep the project on track
  • Coach and provide feedback to individual team members and stakeholders on Agile best practices and areas of opportunity 
  • Provide thorough status updates/reports on your team’s sprint and/or project accomplishments in real-time to project/program manager and other key stakeholders this is often product owner’s responsibility or shared with PO
  • Present team/project status, metrics, risks or concerns to stakeholders at all levels of the organization with confidence and clarity, verbally and in writing

 

The expertise requested:

 

  • Demonstrated experience leading complex, technical projects
  • High proficiency in Atlassian suite (Confluence, JIRA)
  • 2+ years experience in ScrumMaster role and software project management
  • PMP/PMI-ACP certification
  • Active CSM certification

 

Our Core values are focus to inclusion and diversity, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment and will go thru a fair recruitment process regardless of their race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or disability status.

 

Your journey with us begin begins here!!

About Us

We show commitment to our investors and stand for solid, long-term growth performance. Founded in Germany in 1987 and in American territory since 2008, GFT expanded globally to over 10,000 experts. And to more than 15 markets to ensure proximity to clients. With new opportunities from Asia to Brazil, the international growth story continues. We are committed to grow tech talents worldwide. Because our team’s strong consulting and development skills across legacy and pioneering technologies, like GreenCoding, underpin success. We maintain a family atmosphere in an inclusive work environment.

Why Choose GFT?

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Benefits package including comprehensive medical, dental, vision and others
  • Company Culture based on our Core Values
  • Professional Development Training with Individual Development Plans to map out your career growth
  • Opportunity to work in a global environment with diverse teams built with colleagues from around the world
  • Opportunity to work with technology industry leaders in the financial services industry
  • Opportunity to work for big name clients in capital markets, banking and other industries

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