Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Scrum Master to join our team. As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate the Scrum process, help teams deliver high-quality products, and support continuous improvement. You will guide the team in adhering to Scrum practices, removing obstacles, and fostering a collaborative, productive environment. In addition, you will play a key role in coordinating work across multiple teams, ensuring effective communication, and helping manage dependencies.
Please note that proficiency in French is mandatory for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
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Facilitate Scrum Events:
Lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives. -
Coaching and Mentorship:
Coach the team in Scrum principles, practices, and values. Guide team members to become self-organizing and cross-functional. -
Remove Impediments:
Identify and help resolve any obstacles that prevent the team from delivering high-quality work. Actively work to eliminate bottlenecks. -
Protect the Team:
Shield the team from external distractions, interruptions, and unnecessary pressure to help them stay focused on their sprint goals. -
Ensure Scrum Framework Adherence:
Ensure that the team follows the Scrum process but also adapt it to fit the team’s needs and project requirements. -
Cross-Team Coordination:
Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and teams to ensure smooth communication and alignment across projects. Help manage dependencies between teams. -
Process Standardization:
Help standardize processes across teams to ensure consistency, such as sprint length, definition of done, and reporting. -
Risk and Dependency Management:
Proactively identify risks and dependencies that could impact the team or project and work to mitigate them. -
Resource Coordination:
Collaborate with other departments to ensure the team has the necessary resources to complete their work.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
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Proven experience as a Scrum Master in an agile environment.
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Strong understanding of Scrum frameworks and agile principles.
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Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.
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Experience with Scrum tools like Jira, Trello, or similar.
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Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities.
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Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and stakeholders.
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Fluency in French (both written and spoken) is mandatory.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent) is a plus.
Desired Qualifications:
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Experience in a cross-functional, fast-paced work environment.
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Knowledge of other agile methodologies (e.g., Kanban, Lean) is a plus.
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Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines.
Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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What We Do
Orion is a leading digital transformation and product development services firm. Headquartered in Edison, NJ, we have a global team of 6,200+ associates, with engineers in 14 major delivery centers across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
For over 25 years, Orion has been solving complex business problems for our clients. Our transformative business solutions are rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, empowering our clients to operate with agility at scale.
Our mission is to serve as an agile and trusted partner for business transformation initiatives, providing deep emerging technology, experience design, and domain expertise.
Our business has more than tripled over the last three years.
We have grown aggressively both organically and inorganically, adding new clients, complementary skills, domain expertise, and strengthening our global footprint.
