Job Description

Agile Scrum Master Senior Consultant

As an Agile Scrum Master - Senior Consultant, you will be responsible to guide cross functional teams to deliver innovative products at market speed using Agile/Scrum principles. Must be able to coach teams and facilitate scrum ceremonies such as release planning, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint demo, sprint review and retrospectives. Ideal candidate must be able to build self-organized, self-governed, sustainable, high performing teams that strive to deliver continuously, look for continuous improvement opportunities and produce highest quality product that delights the customer. The Agile Scrum master should have demonstrated ability to communicate and articulate clearly and to all levels of the organization.

Work you'll do

The Agile Scrum Master role involves understanding agile processes, grooming the adoption of agile mindset, partnering with scrum team and leadership, guiding and enforcing the usage of Agile/Scrum values, creating a collaborative environment that increases participation and reduces conflicts

Must be able to

* Facilitate Agile ceremonies
* Remove impediments, shields the team from external distractions and minimizes disruptions so the team can deliver on commitments
* Facilitate formulation of team working agreements, Definition of Ready (DoR), Definition of Done (DoD), workflow of user stories
* Work closely with the Product owners to maintain a healthy backlog, prioritize backlog, maintain and communicate minimum viable product (MVP)
* Coach scrum team to balance technical debt against new feature delivery
* Assist teams to write stories that satisfy INVEST criteria and help them size and slice stories when applicable
* Assess scrum maturity of the team, draft a plan to coach the team to achieve higher maturity levels without impacting productivity
* Build trust among team members by helping teams manage conflicts, challenges, eliminating the culture of blame with an emphasis on problem solving
* Create a safe environment for experimentation, innovation and communication
* Ensure team has clearly identified goals and measurements to deliver value as planned
* Facilitate cross team collaboration and communication
* Communicate with internal and external stakeholders and shares status
* Establish and maintain dashboard that enhances visibility of team progress, team capacity, impediments, defect rate, backlog health, sprint velocity, sprint burn down, release metrics

The team

Systems Engineering

At Deloitte Consulting LLP, our Systems Engineering specialists help clients manage the complexity inherent with technology change, from requirements planning to architecture, testing to deployment, and beyond, helping to link their IT programs to organizational goals. And we offer a complete range of industry-leading services, including systems development, solution and platform integration. Learn more about our Systems Engineering practice.

Qualifications

Agile Scrum Master - Senior Consultants are required to have:

* Minimum 4+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience using Agile delivery methodology
* Minimum of 3+ years working in an Agile environment as a Scrum Master
* Intimate knowledge of Agile and Scrum with proven experience coaching, mentoring and teaching junior Agile practitioners
* Experience communicating with leadership (lead through influence)
* Experience participating in and facilitating discussions to discover solutions, capturing and transforming business and technology requirements into high-quality User Stories and Acceptance criteria
* Must be proficient with Agile Lifecycle Management tools (e.g., Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.) as well as with Internet research tools, presentation tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), etc.
* Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM, SSM, Lean, Scrum-Kanban and/or Rally)
* Travel up to 80% (While 80% of travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice.)
* Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now, or at any time in the future

In addition, successful Agile Scrum Master Senior Consultants will have the following preferred background:

* Agile Certification (SAFe, PMI ACP)
* Product Owner certification (PSPO, CSPO)
* Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; an advanced degree in an area of specialization is a plus
* Experience with Extreme Programming (XP), TDD/BDD, CI/CD is a plus
* Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with demonstrated experience exercising mature judgment in delicate situations
* Should have small team leadership experience with the ability to earn trust while still challenging the team to improve and operate outside its comfort zone in an Agile environment
* Experience implementing best practices and standards related to Agile scrum development & testing practices
* Demonstrated ability to write clearly, succinctly, and in a manner that appeals to a wide audience
* Experience managing work planning, monitoring, and reporting
* Experience managing requirements processes including conducting interviews and documenting requirements
* Experience with industry standard System Development Life Cycle methodologies

How youll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe theres always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center.

Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

Deloittes culture

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them to be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and are continuously looking for new ways to maintain a culture where our people excel and lead healthy, happy lives. Learn more about Life at Deloitte.

Corporate citizenship

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities. Learn more about Deloittes impact on the world.

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As used in this posting, Deloitte means Deloitte Consulting LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Requisition code: E21CENCSRCPH018-CBO



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