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Lead Agilist / Scrum Master 1

Keypixel Software SolutionsCincinnati, OH🇺🇸United States

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationCincinnati, OH, United States
ScrumContinuous ImprovementKanbanAgile

Job description

Lead Agilist / Scrum Master 1

Join our dynamic team as a Lead Agilist / Scrum Master 1, where you will play a pivotal role in guiding and mentoring agile teams to deliver high-quality software products. You will be responsible for facilitating core Scrum ceremonies, coaching Product Owners and development teams, and ensuring continuous improvement within the team. Your expertise in agile methodologies, coupled with your ability to navigate complex financial services environments, will be crucial in driving our projects to success.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor agile teams, fostering a culture of self-organization and continuous improvement.
  • Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, including Planning, Daily Scrum, Review, Retro, and Refinement.
  • Coach Product Owners and development teams on Product Backlog Management, Story Slicing, and Definition of Done.
  • Promote team self-organization, cross-functionality, and effective impediment removal.
  • Manage dependencies and resolve conflicts within the team and across other teams.
  • Collect empirical data and establish feedback loops to drive continuous improvement (Inspect & Adapt).
  • Ensure awareness and integration of CI/CD, DevOps, TDD, and automated testing practices.
  • Expose the team to multiple agile frameworks, including Kanban, Scrumban, Extreme Programming, and Mob Programming.
  • Mentor and facilitate agile practices across multiple organizational levels.
  • Identify risks, ensure governance, and maintain compliance with banking regulations.

Requirements

<>Required Skills
  • 5+ years of Scrum experience (8–10+ years total business experience).
  • Strong facilitation skills for core Scrum ceremonies.
  • Proven experience in coaching Product Owners and development teams.
  • Ability to promote team self-organization and continuous improvement.
  • Experience in impediment removal, dependency management, and conflict resolution.
  • Experience with metrics, empirical data collection, and feedback loops (Inspect & Adapt).
  • Awareness and integration of CI/CD, DevOps, TDD, and automated testing practices.
  • Exposure to multiple agile frameworks, including Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and Mob Programming.
  • Experience in mentoring and facilitating across multiple organizational levels.
  • Knowledge of risk identification, governance, and banking compliance.
<>Preferred Skills
  • Financial services or banking experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

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