Scrum Master

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Helic & Co.
United States, US
  • IT
  • FullTime
  • Applications have closed

This is a remote position.

Overview

We are seeking a collaborative, facilitation-focused Scrum Master to support Agile teams in delivering high-quality products and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is an advocate for Agile values, an excellent communicator, and someone who can balance coaching with practical, day-to-day project guidance.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Facilitation

  • Lead daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

  • Ensure clarity on sprint goals, team commitments, and progress

  • Support the Product Owner in maintaining a well-defined and prioritized backlog

  • Shield the team from distractions to maintain focus and flow

Team Support & Coaching

  • Coach team members on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and frameworks

  • Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

  • Identify team bottlenecks and help remove impediments proactively

  • Foster transparency, trust, and open communication across the team

Delivery & Process Improvement

  • Track team performance metrics such as velocity, burndown, and cycle time

  • Facilitate root-cause analysis to improve delivery consistency

  • Encourage experimentation, iterative learning, and incremental value delivery

  • Optimize workflows using tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Communicate progress, risks, and timelines clearly to stakeholders

  • Support coordination between engineering, product, design, QA, and other teams

  • Ensure alignment between sprint work, product roadmap, and business objectives

  • Contribute to cross-team Agile practices or scaling frameworks (Scrum of Scrums, SAFe, LeSS, etc.)

Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience)

  • 1–3 years of experience in Agile/Scrum environments (internships or team coordination experience count)

Technical & Agile Skills

  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and Scrum framework

  • Hands-on experience with Agile tools (Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps, ClickUp, Monday.com, etc.)

  • Ability to analyze team data and support data-driven decision-making

  • Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) is an asset

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