At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! Above all, we are looking for the right person!

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead 2+ scrum teams. Both teams have had the benefit of an Agile Lead. They are building large-scale java platforms to support multi-tenant web applications. The role requires a proven track record of professional excellence and a passion to be the driver behind developing great software with a laudable purpose.

Why join this team:

Our PMO is a passionate group of servant leaders supporting high-performing teams. We are committed to quality, continuously learning, and relentlessly improving. Our work directly impacts the company’s goals and mission. Want to make a difference? Join us!

The impact you’ll have:

Facilitate and moderate sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint demo, sprint retrospective, and backlog refinement meetings

Remove obstacles to team and sprint success

Encourage self-organization by facilitating the appropriate delegation of tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members

Coordinate across co-dependent scrum teams in multi-scrum team environment

Utilize and improve usage of JIRA and Confluence, as tools to monitor and manage sprint success

Who we’re looking for:

A Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar certification with a minimum of 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master/Agile Lead in more than one organization, for multiple teams simultaneously

A deep understanding and the ability to apply both the theoretical and practical aspects of agile development

Proven experience with Agile software development methodologies

Experience working closely with Stakeholders to improve project predictably and delivery success

Ability to help product teams generate product backlog and make them ready for the next sprint

Experience effectively identifying and driving resolution on deliverable dependencies with other teams

At least 1 year of experience using JIRA to track and manage Agile development, or experience using tools similar to the Atlassian suite of products

Experience with a variety of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, etc.)

Someone who has the ability to:

Assess the Agile maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

Influence and guide development, quality, and product professionals

Partner closely with product to set the vision and execute the sprint plan

Foster and maintain a collaborative team dynamic

Solve problems and think critically

Plan and organize (and re-organize) in an environment of shifting priorities

Communicate clearly, both by speaking directly and writing concisely

Negotiate and manage conflict

Proactively identify blockers and help the team look ahead for potential risks and recommend mitigations

Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, steer by example

A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a computer science, information technology, or an equally technical discipline; or equivalent work experience

We’d also love to see, though not required:

Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games

Experience in education technology and/or game development

JIRA and/or Confluence Admin experience

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