Position Overview:

ShyftLabs is searching for a Specialist, Scrum Master to join our growing team in India. We are searching for 3+ years of experience, and someone who can effectively guide and coach the Scrum team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers.

ShyftLabs is a growing data product company that was founded in early 2020, and works primarily with Fortune 500 companies. We deliver digital solutions built to help accelerate the growth of businesses in various industries, by focusing on creating value through innovation.

Job Responsibilities:

· Implement Agile practices and principles to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers.

· Propel the team to a high-performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.

· Ensure team understands and adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.

· Resolve team impediments with other Scrum Masters/teams.

· Work with other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.

· Lead Scrum of Scrum Ceremonies

· Active role in scaled planning, representing team where appropriate, ensuring team readiness for quarterly planning and long range planning.

· Contribute to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices.

· Facilitate and support all Scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.

· Act as a leader who coaches and supports Agile teams assigned to mainly Digital\DotCom area

· Guides and coaches team members to become self-organized, self-assess, and achieve higher levels of performance. Compiles and sustains a team maturity roadmap with a drive towards creating and sustaining a high performing team.

· Facilitates and supports team events (e.g., project planning meetings, retrospectives, demonstrations, software releases, process reviews, etc.).

· Develops and tracks metrics. Prepares reports to help team understand its progress during a sprint, work process or project, and identifies trends for team members and management.

· Manage small to mid-size projects (when applicable)

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent experience.

· Certification(s) in CSM, PMI Agile Scrum, SAFe Scrum Master

· 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or as a Project Manager for Lean-Agile delivery team using a variety of methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).

· Proven track record of delivering successful projects in a matrixed Agile and traditional project management environment.

· General knowledge of work management and Microsoft Teams collaboration software.

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills; comfortable working directly with and providing status information to executive leadership and project stakeholders.

· Excellent leadership, prioritization, organizational skills, team building, resource planning, and resource management skills

· Ability to represent the company in a professional and positive manner and promote company values.

· Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel

· Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles

· Outstanding facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills

· Expert knowledge of an Agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices

· Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, and other Scrum techniques

We are proud to offer a competitive salary alongside a strong healthcare insurance and benefits package. We pride ourselves on the growth of our employees, offering extensive learning and development resources.