Responsibilities
- Organize and facilitate the scrum ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
- Lead the scrum team of developers, testers, and business users in delivering the ServiceNow application solution using agile methodology.
- Help the product owner and teams to define and prioritize the product backlog, and to create user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Identifying and engaging the relevant stakeholders and business partners to design the delivery of the appropriate cadence for stakeholder engagement with their buy-in.
- Empower the team to self-organize and deliver high-quality solutions that meet the business needs and expectations.
- Track and monitor the progress and quality of the team's deliverables and communicate the status and risks to the stakeholders.
- Coach and mentor, the team on agile values, principles, and practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and feedback.
- Develops use cases, process diagrams, and requirements documentation using stories and scrum tasks in ServiceNow / Jira
- Drives continuous improvement via Inspect and adapt workshops; assesses the agility level of the teams and helps them improve.
- Remove any impediments or blockers that hinder the team's productivity and performance.
- Manage the dependencies and coordination with other teams and external parties.
- Using insights and SME input to create impactful communication and effective collaboration via different channels and medium.
- Ensure that the team adheres to the agreed standards and processes, and that they follow the best practices of software development and integrations on ServiceNow platform.
- Continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team and the process.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.5+ years of experience in Scrum Master role, preferably with 3+ years' experience for development projects on the ServiceNow platform.Strong knowledge of agile methodologies, frameworks, and tools, such as Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, etc.Knowledge of ServiceNow modules, workflows, integrations, and configurationExperience in creating process flow diagrams and use cases.Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a diverse and distributed team.Solid understanding of project and software development methodologies / techniques (AGILE)Strong interpersonal, negotiation, multitasking, and conflict-management skillsThe ability to navigate ambiguity, overcome confusion, and simplify complex situation.Problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skillsAttention to detail, quality, and customer satisfaction.Strong communication skills - verbal, written, listening and presentation.Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification.