Scrum Master II

Cox
$79,400.00 - $119,000.00 / yr
parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays
United States, Georgia, Brookhaven
May 24, 2025
Job Description The Scrum Master has primary responsibility of facilitating the learning and growth of one or more Agile teams in developing a lean-Agile mindset, improving practices and guiding them to more predictable delivery. The Scrum Master plays a role in facilitating Agile ceremonies and planning of releases, removing impediments, providing guidance, and supporting Agile teams. WHAT YOU'LL DO Backlog Management Practices Works with Product Owners and team members to learn and practice healthy backlog management and prioritization practices Facilitates the execution and improvement of backlog refinement Prepares for and facilitates release planning with teams Assists in dependency management and cross team coordination Agile Ceremony Facilitation Facilitates continuous improvement and the development of a learning culture on teams Facilitates ceremonies, collaboration, communication, and conflict management Teaches new team members Agile mindset and frameworks, practices, and process Influences the organization in the removal of organizational impediments and development of healthy Agile practices Mentors Product Owners and team members in agile practices and continuous improvement Delivery Team Support Removes impediments to the team's ability to perform Acts as a buffer between external distractions to minimize disruptions Assists in the coordination of operational issue resolution Facilitates team development, mediates conflicts protecting the team and encourages healthy team dynamics. Fosters team responsibility, self-accountability, transparency and self-organization Leverages coaching skills to help the team learn to solve its own problems Advice and Guidance Introduces and encourages team to explore healthy Agile development practices, focus on quality and technical excellence, predictable delivery, automation, and continuous delivery Teaches and encourages a balanced backlog that delivers valuable features for customers, reduces technical debt, provides business value, and enables product sustainability Helps the team to develop, capture, and analyze metrics to facilitate team improvements Promotes transparency through healthy communications and data integrity WHO YOU ARE Bachelor's degree + 2 years relevant experience 2 - 4 years of working experience as a dedicated Scrum Master Working experience in one or more of the following Agile methods or frameworks: Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), or Kanban Working experience with Agile scaling frameworks, preferably SAFe Scrum Master certification or equivalent certified professional Coaches the lean-Agile mindset Facilitates backlog management and refinement Facilitates transparency of metrics, impediment removal, collaboration, and coordination Facilitates continuous improvement Must live within a commutable distance to the office USD 79,400.00 - 119,000.00 per year Compensation: Compensation includes a base salary of $79,400.00 - $119,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program. Benefits: The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave. Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.