Scrum Master

Your Role as a Project Manager Scrum Master: 

This position is responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. The Project Manager/Scrum Master will be accountable for timely and high-quality execution and delivery of the projects from original concept through final implementation. This position requires working with teams that follow Agile as well as traditional methodologies.

A Day in the Life of a Project Manager Scrum Master: 

• Manage multiple work streams and deliver results in a timely manner; Meticulously follows-up and follows-through issues and actions and drives them to closure in a timely manner; Work closely with the Technical Development team to identify and communicate critical paths
• Manage and effectively deliver features committed to for the Release Train
• Supports and educates Product Owner in developing, maintaining and grooming Product Backlog
• Facilitates Sprint Planning, Release Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Product Demos and Sprint Retrospectives; Removes impediments/blockers in order to keep teams productive
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and build schedules and plans; Identifies and manages dependencies with other internal or external teams; Work with the Scrum teams to align deliverables
• Guides the team on how to get the most out of self-organization 
• Guides the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks 
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization 
• Handle issues and risks proactively; Rigorous about maintaining Project issue log, risk register, and action items
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information 
• Demonstrate excellence in verbal and written skills while communicating the plans, status, and dependencies with various stakeholders; Excellent skills with facilitating meetings and updating the teams on plans and statuses
• Any other duties as assigned

What You’ll Need: 

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline
• First level Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM I) is an added advantage
• Min 3 years’ experience in managing software development projects with 1-year experience playing the Scrum Master role for a software development team that diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theories.
• Experience/ familiar in using JIRA & Confluence and extracting reports from JIRA.
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency 
• Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc) 
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: Kanban,  and FDD
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games 
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills 

The Perks of Working for Appspace:

For all our KL based team members, we offer a variety of benefits from competitive salaries, medical, dental and vision coverage, mental health resources, a 14 week maternity leave program and transport/parking allowance.

Additional perks include:

• 20 Days PTO
• Flexible work schedules
• Remote work opportunities
• Paid company holidays
• Appspace Quiet Fridays (No non-essential internal meetings scheduled)
• A casual dress work environment