Scrum Master
Wicket (www.wicketsoft.com) is a Cambridge, MA-based software company that develops touchless access solutions for facial authentication, allowing venues and enterprises to deliver a touchless, speedy, secure and convenient guest experience. The company is in a new, yet high-growth market of facial authentication and has key customers in professional sports for facial ticketing and access control. The company also has a portfolio of 5 patents granted in the computer vision domain.
Job Description
We desire an experienced Scrum Master to join our Agile development teams. As a Scrum Master, you will be responsible for facilitating daily scrums, sprint planning, sprint demo, and retrospective meetings. You will ensure the team follows Agile values, practices, and rules, while fostering self-organization and empowerment within the team. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of Agile methodologies, excellent communication skills, and a track record of successfully guiding teams in Agile environments.
Responsibilities
- Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to deliver high-quality products and services.
- Facilitating scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint demo, and retrospective meetings.
- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the problem.
- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.
- Manage Scrum activities for multiple small teams and products
- Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
- Facilitating discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
- Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
- Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.
- Ability and willingness to be in the Doylestown office on a regular basis (multiple times per week) to collaborate with team members
Requirements & Experience
- 5+ years of Scrum Master and/or Project Management experience in an enterprise level B2B software organization
- B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Science fields preferable
- Ability to demonstrate equivalent skills through previous experience, boot camps, online courses, or job training
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or similar Agile certification is strongly preferred.
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and coaching skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability.
- Experience using Agile tools like JIRA and Confluence.
- A positive and adaptable mindset in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Wicket, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.