The Role
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, maintain sprint backlog and agile metrics, remove impediments, support Product Owner, keep agile tooling current, coordinate dependencies, promote continuous improvement, and learn agile frameworks under mentorship to support one or more development teams.
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About the Role
We are looking for a Scrum Master to support one or more agile development teams in El Salvador. This is role ideal for someone who understands Agile/Scrum fundamentals (through certification, coursework, or early hands-on exposure). You will work closely with a senior Scrum Master or Agile Coach while gradually taking ownership of your own team’s ceremonies and delivery flow.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for a Scrum Master to support one or more agile development teams in El Salvador. This is role ideal for someone who understands Agile/Scrum fundamentals (through certification, coursework, or early hands-on exposure). You will work closely with a senior Scrum Master or Agile Coach while gradually taking ownership of your own team’s ceremonies and delivery flow.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospectives.
- Help the team maintain and update the sprint backlog, burndown/burnup charts, and other agile metrics (velocity, cycle time, etc.).
- Support the Product Owner in backlog refinement sessions.
- Identify and help remove impediments blocking the team’s progress, escalating when needed.
- Promote Agile/Scrum values, principles, and best practices within the team.
- Track and communicate sprint progress to stakeholders.
- Maintain agile tooling (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello) to ensure boards and reports are accurate and up to date.
- Foster a collaborative, respectful, and continuous-improvement team culture.
- Assist in coordinating cross-team dependencies when applicable.
- Continuously learn and apply agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe basics) under mentorship.
- 1–4 years of experience in a Scrum Master, coordinator, or related support role (internships or academic project experience considered) overseeing multiple projects.
- Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Scrum Master certification (or in progress) such as CSM (Certified ScrumMaster), PSM I (Professional Scrum Master I), or equivalent — preferred, not always mandatory.
- Strong communication skills in English (B2 or higher) and Spanish.
- Familiarity with agile project management tools (Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps, or similar).
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Bachelor’s degree in progress or completed (Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field) — or equivalent practical experience.
- Exposure to Kanban or SAFe concepts.
- Experience supporting technical/software development teams.
- Basic knowledge of metrics and reporting (velocity, burndown, lead time).
- Prior participation in agile transformation initiatives.
Skills Required
- 1-4 years of experience in a Scrum Master, coordinator, or related support role (internships or academic project experience considered) overseeing multiple projects.
- Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Strong communication skills in English (B2 or higher) and Spanish.
- Familiarity with agile project management tools (Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps, or similar).
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Bachelor's degree in progress or completed (Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field) or equivalent practical experience.
- Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I, or equivalent) or in progress.
- Exposure to Kanban or SAFe concepts (nice-to-have).
- Experience supporting technical/software development teams (nice-to-have).
- Basic knowledge of metrics and reporting (velocity, burndown, lead time) (nice-to-have).
- Prior participation in agile transformation initiatives (nice-to-have).
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The Company
What We Do
Productiv Team is an IT services and consulting partnership that acts as a strategic technology partner for consulting, data and artificial intelligence, software development, and expert staff augmentation. Through nearshoring, it designs, sources, and manages complete engineering teams from talent networks in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Canada, helping clients extend internal capabilities with aligned time zones and faster hiring.
