Scrum Master - Remote / Telecommute

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Coach team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles and Scrum best practices.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Promote Agile adoption and maturity across teams.
• Track sprint progress, team velocity, burndown charts, and release milestones.
• Identify and remove impediments impacting team productivity and delivery timelines.
• Support release planning and coordinate across multiple teams.
• Ensure teams consistently deliver high-quality outcomes aligned with business goals.
• Work closely with Product Owners to maintain a well-groomed and prioritized backlog.
• Facilitate communication between business stakeholders, development teams, and leadership.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and escalation items throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide regular updates on project progress, delivery metrics, and team performance.
• Analyze Agile metrics and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Drive retrospective actions and monitor implementation of improvements.
• Support organizational Agile transformation initiatives.
• Encourage best practices for planning, estimation, and delivery.

• Strong experience as a Scrum Master in Agile environments.
• Expertise in Scrum, Kanban, Agile methodologies, and SDLC processes.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience managing cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment., * Scrum certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent.
• Experience in large-scale Agile delivery programs.
• Exposure to Agile transformation and scaling frameworks.
• Knowledge of project management and release management practices.
• Healthcare domain experience is an added advantage.

Skills:

• Agile & Scrum Leadership.
• Team Coaching & Mentoring.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Risk & Dependency Management.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Delivery Excellence.
• Communication & Collaboration.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making.
• Organizational Agility.
• Ownership & Accountability.