Scrum Lead

Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.

Coach team members on Agile principles, Scrum frameworks, and best practices.

Work closely with Product Owners to maintain and prioritize the product backlog.

Track sprint progress, team velocity, burn-down charts, and delivery metrics.

Identify, manage, and remove impediments that impact team productivity.

Foster a collaborative, self-organizing, and high-performing team environment.

Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders.

Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

Support release planning, roadmap execution, and dependency management.

Drive continuous process improvements to enhance team efficiency and product quality.

Ensure Agile governance, standards, and compliance are followed.

Assist in resource planning and capacity management.

Top 3 skillsets:

•    Agile & Scrum Methodologies

•    Azure DevOps / Jira

•    Stakeholder Management

•    Sprint Planning & Execution

•    Risk & Issue Management

Nice to have skillsets:

•    Release Planning

•    Metrics & Reporting

•    Team Coaching & Mentoring

Describe a great candidate that you are looking for and what skills and experience they will have:

•    5+ years of experience in Agile project delivery and Scrum facilitation.

•    Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile methodologies, Kanban, and Lean principles.

•    Experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, or similar platforms.

•    Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.

•    Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment