Job Description

Akkodis is recruiting for a Scrum Master for a client in Rochester, NY.

This Scum Master facilitates Agile ways of working in collaboration with our operational partners as well as facilitates cross-functional teams using the Project Management methodology within IT. Demonstrates the ability to coach, influence, guide and demonstrate servant leadership for large-scale enterprise initiatives engaging multiple IT and operational teams simultaneously.

The salary for this Scrum Master is $80,000 - $100,00. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. SORRY BUT NO C2C FOR THIS ROLE

Required Skills and abilities for the Scrum Master role include:

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline such as Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering or other related field required.

• 3 years of relevant experience required or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• Knowledge of the Scrum framework or other Agile frameworks, with all its artifacts and techniques required.

• Extensive computer literacy, including experience in Agile management tools (such as Jira, Azure DevOps Project Management , Atlassian, ServiceNow Agile tools), and Microsoft 365 required..

• Excellent communication, both written and verbal, facilitation and coaching skills required.

• Experience with Azure DevOps Project Management and ServiceNow preferred .

• Agile certification such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Disciplined Agile ScrumMaster (DASM) or PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) preferred.

• PMP Certification will be required within 1 year of employment preferred .

Responsibilities for this Scrum Master job include:

• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups. Work with product owners to handle coaching and prioritizing backlogs and new requests. Guide the team to organize the Backlog and use tools effectively to understand and deliver the work. Ensure the team deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint. Partner with team to create metrics and dashboards specific to the needs of the team.

• Coaches team members in Agile frameworks. Form, train and educate new agile teams that have never practiced agile before. Join existing agile teams and assist in continuing their growth on the agile journey to become a high performing team. Empower the team to identify and remove impediments. Develop team members to adopt an agile mindset. Assist teams to implement changes effectively. Build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it.

• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration. Work with the Product Owner to be one of the points of contact for external communications from customers or stakeholders.

• Develop templates and other documentation to help the team accelerate agile execution. Assess the current state and create a growth strategy to move toward the desired future state. Measure and report Agile progress. Observe and provide feedback on process opportunities and team dynamics.

If you are interested in this Scrum Master job, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to . If you have questions about the position, please contact Mike Keegan at

585-465-1236

or michael.keegan@

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Pay Details: $80,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year

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