Associate Director - Program & Project Management

Job Title: Scrum Master

Work Location: Portsmouth, NH (Hybrid)

Role Summary

• Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile Value Driven Delivery initiatives and optimize Scrum management practices for high impact project outcome

Job Description

• Lead and oversee complex Agile projects ensuring alignment with organizational goals and Agile Value Driven Delivery principles
• Develop and implement robust project governance frameworks to maintain delivery quality risk mitigation and compliance
• Drive Agile methodologies to maximize business value and enhance stakeholder satisfaction
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to facilitate effective Scrum management and promote continuous improvement
• Mentor and guide project teams on best practices in Agile planning execution and delivery
• Analyze project performance metrics to identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions for timely delivery
• Foster a culture of transparency accountability and Agile mindset adoption across teams
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders to ensure alignment and clarity throughout the project lifecycle

Roles and Responsibilities

• Define project scopes objectives and deliverables in collaboration with senior leadership
• Establish and maintain project governance structures including risk management and issue resolution
• Lead Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning Daily Standups Reviews and Retrospectives ensuring value driven delivery
• Promote Agile mindset and behavioural change across teams through servant leadership and coaching
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders
• Ensure adherence to Scrum management principles and facilitate effective team collaboration
• Drive continuous process improvements to enhance delivery efficiency and effectiveness
• Support resource planning and allocation to meet project demands
• Act as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure clear requirements and expectations
• Identify and remove impediments to maintain team productivity and delivery flow
• Mentor and coach project managers and Scrum Masters to build Agile capability and maturity

Primary Skills

• Strong hands-on experience as a Scrum Master
• In depth knowledge of Agile Scrum framework roles ceremonies artifacts values principles
• Proven ability to facilitate Scrum ceremonies Sprint Planning Daily Standup Review Retrospective
• Impediment identification and removal to ensure smooth team delivery
• Servant leadership mindset with strong coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to drive Agile adoption and behavioural change within teams
• Excellent facilitation conflict resolution and team coaching skills
• Strong stakeholder communication with Product Owners business and leadership
• Ability to enable self-organizing high performing teams
• Experience in tracking sprint metrics velocity predictability commitments vs delivery
• Handson experience with Agile tools like JIRA Confluence Azure DevOps

Secondary Skills

• Working knowledge of Scaled Agile SAFe concepts PI Planning ARTs Inspect Adapt
• Understanding of SDLC DevOps and CICD pipelines
• Awareness of cloud native and micro services-based architectures
• Experience supporting Agile transformation initiatives at team or program level
• Ability to mentor junior Scrum Masters and help teams mature in Agile practices
• Experience with metrics driven continuous improvement
• Exposure to change management and organizational agility
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams QA DevOps Architecture
• Basic understanding of delivery governance and release management
• Experience working in distributed offshore onshore team models