Appster - Project Manager & Agile Coach

Profile : Project Manager & Agile Coach

Apster.com.au are looking for a highly, experienced Scrum Master who is passionate about building mobile products that customers love. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work within a cross-functional team to design, build and roll-out products that deliver each customer's vision and strategy.

Responsibilities :

- Manage and facilitate Agile/Scrum practices and disciplines in cross-functional Scrum Teams including Daily Standups, Retrospective Meetings and Sprint Planning, etc.

- Provide guidance and coaching to Scrum Teams on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and ensure the teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.

- Remove impediments or assist the Scrum Teams to remove impediments by finding the right personnel or resources to resolve issues.

- Provide maturity and respect in moderating issues between team members, product owners, team leaders, client representatives and managers.

- Encourage and provide transparency by ensuring all information relating to the Agile/Scrum process is properly acquired and is visible to the team and stakeholders (e.g. Burndown charts, Sprint Reports, Velocity Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress with client and key stakeholders.

- Identify and provide ideas to correct gaps in Agile/Scrum practices and improve delivery of projects.

- Manage the capacity planning of the Scrum Teams to ensure future projects have the necessary team members available for development work, as necessary.

- Monitor work-in-progress to ensure projects are delivered within budget and within expected completion dates.

- Motivation, role model for the team

Candidate Specification :

- Total of 10+ years experience

- 2+ years Scrum Master experience working in an agile environment.

- Scrum Master Certification from an internationally recognised accreditation organisation.

- Minimum of 24+ months hands-on experience working with international clients on a continuous basis.

- Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and mobile technologies

Ashish Gupta