Job Description
Job Description
Overview
Are you ready to join a growing team?
CTG is seeking to fill a Scrum Master II opening for our client.
This role is ideal for an experienced Scrum Master who thrives in a servant leadership environment and enjoys coaching cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. You'll work with multiple Agile teams, mentor fellow Scrum Masters, and help advance Agile maturity across the organization while partnering with business and technology leaders.
Location: Buffalo, NY
Duration: 12 months
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as a servant leader and Agile coach for multiple cross-functional Scrum teams.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
- Coach teams on Agile principles and best practices including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Extreme Programming (XP), user stories, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, and continuous integration.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Help teams become self-organizing, cross-functional, and highly effective.
- Remove impediments and coordinate with stakeholders and partner teams to resolve blockers impacting delivery.
- Utilize Agile metrics and information radiators to improve visibility into team progress and performance.
- Partner with Product Owners to support backlog refinement, prioritization, and value delivery.
- Mentor and coach less experienced Scrum Masters and contribute to Agile Communities of Practice.
- Promote learning through coaching, workshops, training sessions, conferences, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Ensure adherence to organizational risk management, regulatory requirements, and internal control standards.
- Support an inclusive, collaborative work environment and perform additional duties as assigned.
Scope of Responsibilities
- Lead Agile delivery efforts across multiple teams while championing Scrum, Kanban, and Lean methodologies.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance team productivity, quality, and delivery predictability.
- Collaborate with Agile leaders to strengthen Agile adoption and organizational effectiveness.
- Build strong partnerships with Product Owners, business stakeholders, architects, developers, and leadership to align priorities and remove organizational impediments.
- Encourage transparency through Agile metrics, dashboards, and visual management tools.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities
- No direct people management responsibilities.
- Leads through servant leadership, influence, accountability, and coaching.
- Provides mentorship and guidance to Scrum Masters and Agile team members.
Education and Experience Required
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of four (4) years of experience as a member of an Agile team, including at least two (2) years serving as a Scrum Master; OR
- In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of eight (8) years of higher education and/or relevant work experience, including at least four (4) years working on Agile teams and two (2) years as a Scrum Master.
- Demonstrated experience applying servant leadership principles.
- Strong collaboration, facilitation, coaching, and conflict resolution skills.
- Experience leading Agile teams using Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
Education and Experience Preferred
- Experience serving in multiple technology disciplines such as Project Management, Business Analysis, Software Development, Quality Assurance, User Experience, or Deployment.
- Proven success coaching teams toward self-organization and continuous improvement.
- Strong knowledge of Agile, Lean, Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP) practices.
- Experience supporting digital product development and Agile transformation initiatives.
- Understanding of Design Thinking principles and customer-centered delivery.
- Experience leading through influence in large, cross-functional organizations.
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or comparable Agile certification preferred.
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.
CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.
To Apply:
To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!