Scrum Master (Tampa, FL)

Description
PK is currently seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our team as a full-time employee in Tampa, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Playing Scrum Master role for a software development team that is applying Scrum principles, practices and theory.
• Assists the Product Owner in user story creation/prioritization and product Backlog grooming via emergent requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans for product delivery.
• Managing projects in a high integration and complex IT ecosystem.
• Helps teams self-organize and self-manage.
• Ensures development team is working efficiently towards Sprint goals.
• Organizes and facilitates daily stand-up meetings, reviews, estimation, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, burndown tracking and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Ensures the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Works collaboratively with Business and IT partner teams to support development and software delivery.
• Mitigates all risks and issues real-time, executing resolutions on demand
• Product detailed project plans.
• Successful finance, budgeting and resource planning.
• Delivering complex projects on time and on budget.

 
Qualifications

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams including offshore teams with diverse personalities, during high pressure scenarios, within extremely tight deadlines.
• Strong Project Management experience.
• Previous experience as a Project Manager / Scrum Master on a responsive web development project is highly desirable.
• Scrum Master Certification (Preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in Agile development including coaching on agile methodologies. (XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.)
• 7+ years of experience in Project/Program management including lead role on large/complex projects.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• Ability to ensure Agile practices are followed and ensure adherence to Agile methodology.
• Strong facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Proven leadership experience in achieving successful project outcomes.
• Negotiation skills.
• Proven experience of delivering complex projects on time and on budget.
• Strong Business Analyst Background.
• Ability to produce detailed project plans.
• Innovation and creativity to resolve issues quickly
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to work under high demands with a sense of urgency, without compromising quality
• Previous Telecommunications experience preferred
• Certified Scrum Master preferred