Scrum Master

As Scrum Master, you will be responsible for coaching the team members on improving delivery, flow, and team building. You will help the Product Owner to keep the backlog in shape and communicate with the dev team, and coordinate the work.

You will create new Open Source products in an Agile environment alongside engineers and developers in the Operations Team. This is an opportunity to work with a very innovative cryptocurrency team and make an impact on the way people interact with their money.

Responsibilities
Coaches 2 development teams (or 3 smaller teams) to focus on improving delivery, flow, and team building
Coaches the Product Owner to keep the backlog in shape and communicate with the dev team
Responsible for the team's adherence to agreed-upon delivery workflow
Facilitates all team sprint meetings
Ensures the team's health, growth, delivery predictability, and reaching organizational goals.
Protects and fosters team autonomy
Escalates issues that can't be resolved within a team.
Manages the motivation of team members for effective delivery
Monitor the product backlogs within the product team(s)
Coaches on the organizational level to improve delivery structure and processes
Participates in knowledge sharing and collaboration across Scrum Masters
Occasionally manages internal side-projects
Helps teams to optimize the process in which they are operating

General qualifications
Expert-level knowledge of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)
Ability to work remotely and deliver without constant supervision
Self-starter and self-motivated individual
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Very good understanding of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Service Desk)
Fluent in English, written and spoken
Nice to have - understanding of Dash as a cryptocurrency (or another POW cryptocurrency)
Nice to have - experience with open-source projects
Nice to have - experience with decentralized organizations

Technical qualifications
Certification (PSM1, CSM, or higher)
Has a track record of successful improvements on the team level.
Able to analyze impediments on the team level and suggest improvements.
Able to explain the value and applicability of Agile practices and principles to the team members in the context of their current work.

Desired qualifications
University degree (nice to have)
Minimum of 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
Prior Agile management and nice to have Project Management experience
Strong diplomacy skills to build consensus within technical teams.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to navigate all levels of the organization.

Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.