Senior Scrum Master

JPC Partners is looking for a Scrum Master that will: Act as the Scrum Master for multiple product teams using an agile methodology in the execution of software development projects Organize each team's product backlog to ensure product teams and management have a clear view of progress and priorities. Create and modify Jira stories, change tickets and other artifacts necessary to ensure successful software releases. Create and maintain Confluence pages to track requirements, meeting minutes, and follow-up actions and release documents. Facilitate product teams in the review, estimation, and planning of software development efforts for the upcoming quarter. Collaborate with the product owner and the core team to prioritize work based on company goals and objectives Organize sprint planning meetings to review the product backlog, ensure stories have adequate detail, and identify user stories to be included in upcoming sprints. Conduct sprint review meetings to review the scope and functionality delivered in the previous sprint Organize sprint retrospectives to document lessons learned and implement process improvements. Ensure the team abides by the SCRUM rules and guidelines. Hold daily SCRUM meetings to allow each team to synchronize their work and communicate issues and roadblocks to the product owner Empower each product team and remove roadblocks to ensure continuous progress Assist product owners in maintaining product backlogs by facilitating backlog grooming sessions Work effectively as part of the scrum team to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines Establish a sense of urgency to complete tasks in a timely, cost-effective manner with top quality Maintain an exceptional level of customer focus centered on integrity and transparency Track metrics for each scrum team and make them available in company tools for reporting Actively listen and respond to the needs of the product teams and customers in a manner that provides value and generates significant customer satisfaction

Requirements and Skills:

Drive for results - Comfortable leading meetings, focusing team members on the task at hand and facilitating groups to reach consensus in a timely manner Recent, significant experience as scrum master facilitating multiple scrum teams working on enterprise software projects across business areas Experience working with dynamic, highly collaborative teams, requiring close consultation and coordination. Demonstrated leadership skills Expert knowledge of Jira, Confluence and Microsoft Office applications Associates or Bachelor ' s degree

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Degree Certified SCRUM Master and/or PMP Familiar with enterprise Java, .NET, Oracle, MS SQL Experience within utilities, pharma, banking, finance, insurance, or other highly-transactional systems environments that produce very large amounts of data