Senior Scrum Master

Description:
On-site in Blue Ash, OH
Our client seeks a Senior Scrum Master to serve as a servant leader and coach for cross-functional agile teams delivering complex technology across Security, Data, and Networking domains related to cloud transformation. The role will guide Scrum and Kanban teams through the agile SDLC, remove impediments, foster continuous improvement, and enable predictable, high-quality delivery. The contractor will support two teams. Chakra builds and supports clinical workflows and tools for Kroger Health clinic associates. Compliance Warriors delivers pharmacy compliance, regulatory, audit, and reporting capabilities. The engagement requires relationship building while backfilling a long-standing Scrum Master and will include specialized compliance training for Health and Wellness.
We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:

• Guide, coach, and motivate teams to increase productivity and delivery quality.
• Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies and Kanban cadences.
• Manage scope, timeline, quality, goals, and deliverables aligned to business outcomes.
• Remove impediments or guide teams to resolve them.
• Foster a trusting, safe environment that enables constructive conflict resolution.
• Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Prepare and present progress reports and success metrics.
• Coordinate with dependent teams across a large program and participate in Scrum of Scrums.
• Partner with and support the Product Owner on backlog health and prioritization.
• Coach teams to higher levels of agile maturity at a sustainable pace.
• Plan and facilitate PSI/release planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, reviews/demos, and retrospectives.
• Ensure adherence to agile SDLC practices, tools, standards, and working agreements.
• Promote agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, accountability, and transparency.
• Track and communicate team progress and metrics to stakeholders.
• Enable collaboration and creativity within and across teams.
• Support commitment-based planning through story selection and task definition.
• Empower self-organization to meet commitments.
• Identify and remove distractions that impede delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement through data-driven inspect-and-adapt cycles.

Experience Requirements:

• Proven Scrum Master experience in complex, large-scale enterprises.
• Experience in agile roles such as QA, development, Product Owner, or Agile Coach.
• Strong knowledge of agile methodologies, values, and practices.
• Demonstrated leadership with coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to collaborate with all organizational levels and diverse personalities.
• Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile practices effectively.
• Exceptional communication, organization, and time management.
• Experience managing multiple agile teams and balancing PMO, business, and technology needs.
• Self-motivated with creative, efficient problem-solving.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to learn on the go.

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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
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