Scrum Master

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. 

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. 

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. 

AHEAD is looking for a Scrum Master who will work closely with our client’s Agile teams and Product Owners to provide servant leadership, education, and coaching as part of an enterprise-level Agile transformation.

Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience wherein Consulting experience highly preferred.
• 3+ years of hands on experience working as a Scrum Master.
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies, including; daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review, etc.
• Partner with leadership to build collaborative teams and enhance communication across key stakeholders and teams
• Track performance of projects, analyzing the successful completion of goals and objectives
• Coaches the teams to higher levels of maturity at a scalable pace that is congruent with strategic goals
• Track team performance towards completion of goals by using KPI’s and burndown charts
• Supports Product Owners, especially ensuring that the scope of the product is understood by the team
• Excellent client and stakeholder engagement and presentation skills
• Guides teams in adhering to Scrum concepts and Agile methodologies
• Supports Product Owners and development team in understanding how user stories and tasks are utilized in the backlog
• Coaches teams on self-organization best practices and cross-functional communication
• Familiarity with data and analytics projects

Qualification:

• Strong ability to independently manage medium to high risk, high complexity, and high client visibility projects.
• Knowledgeable of the company's products and services.
• Excellent analysis, problem-solving, team, conflict management, and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be adept with the use of negotiation techniques to reach an agreement when there are widely differing viewpoints.
• Effectively facilitate interaction with executive-level clients.
• Able to consistently set clear expectations, manage team performance, and build high morale among team members.
• Successfully maintain confidentiality and carry out assignments that are sensitive in nature.

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

USA Employment Benefits include: 

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 

- 401(k) 

- Paid company holidays 

- Paid time off 

- Paid parental and caregiver leave 

- Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.