Scrum Master Specialist

Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology; are solutions your focus, a roll-up-your-sleeves individual who thrives in a daily collaborative environment, a think-tank who can share new ideas with your colleagues - without the extensive demands of travel? If so, consider an opportunity with our US Delivery Center - we are breaking the mold of a typical Delivery Center.

Our US Delivery Centers have been growing since 2014 with significant, continued growth on the horizon. Interested? Read more about our opportunity below ...

Responsibilities

As an Agile/Scrum Master, 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 PI 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 Scrum master should have demonstrated ability to communicate and articulate clearly and to all levels of the organization.

The Team

Deloitte Consulting's Analytics & Cognitive offering leverages the power of analytics, robotics, and cognitive technologies to uncover hidden relationships from vast troves of data, create and manage large-scale organizational intelligence, and generate insights that catalyze growth and efficiencies.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience using Agile delivery methodology
• In-depth 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.
• Facilitates Daily scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo and Sprint Retro meetings
• Coaches the team on Agile principle and processes
• Facilitates grooming sessions with product owner, to build product backlog.
• Facilitates and plans Go-Live activities
• Tracks and report Scrum team velocity
• Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM, SSM, Scrum Coach Certification Kanban, Lean, Scrum-Kanban, Rally, SAFe)
• Travel up to 20% annually (while 20% travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice.)
• Must live in one of the commutable distance: Rosslyn, Los Angeles, Boston, McLean, Orange County, Alexandria, Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Sacramento, Baltimore, San Diego, Atlanta, Austin, Boca Raton, Charlotte, Huntsville, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Portland, Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, Orlando, Mechanicsburg, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Kansas City, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Harrisburg, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Tallahassee, Grand Rapids, Tulsa, Louisville, Columbus, Greensboro, San Antonio, Nashville, Dayton, Salt Lake City, Memphis, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Hermitage, Des Moines, Davenport, San Juan, Birmingham
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available