Sr. Scrum Master

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What We'll Bring:
Sr. Scrum Master responsible for leading 2 or more Scrum teams in the Agile Scrum process. Must have SAFe experience and have led a scrum team as a Scrum Master in an ART.

What You'll Bring:

• Understand the general principles of Agile as outlined in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and be fully aligned to those principles
• Uphold the framework and integrity of Scrum practices
• Mentor and coach the teams on Agile methodology and Scrum values and process
• Coach outside groups affected by the initiative to help them understand how Scrum works and how their own work-groups may be affected
• Provide servant leadership, and ensure accountability
• Ensure transparency, inspection and adaption
• Shield the team from external interference to avoid distractions from meeting commitments
• Lead the team to reflect and retrospect to improve the process continuously, thus enabling long-term productivity and quality
• Provide regular feedback to the team, and celebrate the team's successes and small wins
• Ensure the team does not become complacent, and the passion for continuous improvement remains in-tact
• Facilitate PI (Program Increment) and Sprint planning processes, as well as all other Scrum ceremonies, and empower team commitment to PI and Sprint delivery
• Initiate / Participate in cross organization dependencies for/from other Scrum teams, helping navigate complex delivery challenges, allowing for optimized delivery flow
• Monitor and track PI milestones, and facilitate mitigation of issues and risks
• Collaborate with the teams to identify and resolve problems, removing impediments/barriers for the team, and escalating to the RTE as needed
• Monitor the effectiveness of Scrum team processes and performance, and collaborate with the teams on changes and improvements

Impact You'll Make:

The Scrum Master should have:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required
• A minimum of four years' experience working with and coaching Scrum teams
• A minimum of four years of relevant Information Technology experience
• Prior experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies and Agile at Enterprise Scale
• Certification(s) in Agile methodologies (SAFe, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, SA, SASM or equivalent) preferred
• Strong facilitation and collaboration skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong understanding of and demonstrated experience in using Confluence and Jira

This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.

TransUnion Job Title

Sr Consultant, Scrum Master