In this role, the Scrum Master works closely with the Product Owner to align team efforts with business priorities, guiding the team to deliver high-quality products in short iterative cycles. The Scrum Master also serves as a facilitator and mediator, helping teams resolve conflicts, encouraging open communication, and supporting an efficient workflow. They are key to driving the team's success in delivering valuable products while adhering to Agile principles.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives and track sprint progress, including velocity, burndown charts, and other metrics to inform stakeholders of the team's status.
- Help the Product Owner in managing the product backlog, ensuring priority clear, and aligning with the overall goals and coordinate with other Scrum Masters in the organization to share best practices and resolve dependencies across teams.
- Identify and eliminate obstacles that could prevent the team from achieving their sprint goals.
- Coach teams in Agile practices and principles to help them achieve high performance and self-organization.
- Maintain visibility into the team’s work, ensuring that all work items and challenges are transparent and understood by stakeholders.
- Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience
- Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and hands-on experience in their implementation.
- Ability to provide scrum and other agile training to teams.
- Ability to resolve conflicts and remove impediments in a team environment!
- Experience using Agile project management tools like Jira, Confluence, Whiteboard.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to facilitate collaboration across geographically distributed teams. 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile role.
- 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile role!
- Solid understanding of Lean principles; knowledge of DevOps practices is a plus.
- Must be CSM/PSM/SAFE Certified
- Should be able to work in escalating environment
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing [email protected].
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing [email protected].
