Encora

Technology

ScrumMaster

$1200–1800k ~AI est. Manila, Philippines Fixed-Term Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Scrum Master at Encora. Skills: Scrum Master, Agile Coach. Implement Agile ceremonies. Implement Agile principles”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Conflict resolution; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

More than 3 years experience

What You'll Do.

Implement Agile ceremonies

Implement Agile principles

Evaluate Scrum maturity

Prepare squad for maturity stages

Lead team on Agile/Scrum practices

Inspire teams to self-align repetitions

Support internal communication

Support external communication

Lead team retrospective meetings

Design team work as per Scrum

Facilitate daily stand-up meetings

Facilitate iteration reviews

Facilitate sprint planning meetings

Assist sprint-planning gatherings

Assist sprint reviews

Confirm team velocity understanding

Ensure team responsibility to obligations

Adhere to agile process

Run agile escalation process

Build trusting atmosphere

Raise problems without distress

Improve people through schooling

Adopt positive work culture

Support squad using servant leadership

Facilitate working definition of done

Guide team to remove obstacles

Find personnel to remove obstruction

Enable task completion

Simplify conclusion making

Simplify conflict resolution

Remove blockades to team efficiency

Guard team from external tasks

Guard team from scope growth

Guard team from disturbances

Encourage self-organized team improvements

Inculcate process developments

Monitor process developments

Lead process developments

Coach process developments

Support team members development

Support team members delivery

Assist struggling team members

Provide suitable support

Transition struggling members off team

Function as communication link

Work with Product Owner

Identify product backlog

Groom product backlog

Support Product Owner finding backlog mentoring approaches

Help Product Owner conserve product roadmap

Help Product Owner hold competitive positioning

Help Product Owner hold market positioning

Make definition of done clear

Make definition of ready clear

Help plan sprint releases

Ensure agile progress matrices are in place

Equip team to input metric data

Equip Product Owner to input metric data

Consult with other Scrum Masters

Consult with other teams

Track overall status of demands

Provide status updates

Coordinate release schedule

Coordinate release calendar

Monitor status of sprint releases

Raise callouts in timely manner

Address callouts on sprint

Ensure Scrum events are productive

Ensure Scrum events are within timebox

Ensure correct participants attend Scrum events

Coach delivery team on Agile practices

Coach delivery team on Scrum practices

Promote team empowerment

Promote team self-management

Foster inspection culture

Foster collaboration culture

Foster transparency culture

Foster improvement culture

Promote safe space working environment

Monitor delivery team utilization

Ensure team works with capacity

Deliver sprint commitments

Coordinate cross delivery team resources

Monitor resources within delivery team

Raise resource concerns

Raise performance concerns

Raise capacity concerns

Ensure technical operations readiness

Coordinate with operations team

Coordinate with support team

Ensure timely delivery of features

Ensure timely deployment of features

Monitor work activities

Coordinate progress of demands

Coordinate with vendor providers

Update vendor providers on progress

Coordinate with partners on deliverables

Ensure partner deliverables are completed

Attend SM Cadences meetings

Attend Retrospectives meetings

Attend Springboards meetings

Attend Pre-Springboards meetings

Perform other functions within group

Facilitate guild specific initiatives

Facilitate brown bag sessions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Internal communication; External communication; Product Owner; Stakeholders; Cross-functional teams; Delivery teams; Operations team; Support team; Vendor providers; Partners

Communication Scope

Internal communication; External communication; Information radiating

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum, Agile ceremonies, Sprint planning, Iteration reviews, Retrospectives

Full Job Description

Scrum Master Important Information Experience: more than 3years Job Mode: Fixed-term Work Mode: Hybrid The role will be responsible for the following: 1. Implementing Agile Ceremonies and Principles Support in evaluating the Scrum Maturity of the squad and prepare the squad to advanced stages of maturity, at a speed that is workable and easy for the team Lead the team on how to accomplish Agile/Scrum practices Scrum Master roles and responsibilities include to Lead and coach the team in its Scrum implementation Enable process activities of Agile development/scrum by inspiring and backing the teams to self-align their repetitions Scrum Master roles and responsibilities also include to support internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information Program and enable consistent team retrospective meetings per the scrum framework Program, design and assist team work as per the Scrum framework, daily stand-up meetings, consistent iteration reviews and sprint planning meetings amongst the team, Product Owner, and stakeholders Assist sprint-planning gatherings, sprint review, and confirm that teams understand their ability (velocity) to meet sprint promises. Ensure team’s sense of responsibility to their obligations and to other team members. Warrant that any blockers are identified and excluded, adhere to agile process, and that an agile has a well-run escalation process in place for the changes that impact iteration 2. Managing Agile Teams Build a trusting and safe atmosphere where problems can be raised without distress of blame, or being judged, with an importance of growing and problem solving Improve people through schooling and by adopting a positive work culture Offer all support to the squad using a servant leadership style every time possible, and leading by example Ensuring that the team is providing software within the recognized quality standards by facilitating a working “definition of done” (DoD) for Agile stories within each

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