VSP Vision is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to provide leadership, guidance, and coaching to their teams and other Scrum Masters. You will be responsible for facilitating a cross-functional agile team in iterative technology development and managing detailed project plans.

What You'll Do

Provide leadership, guidance and coaching to your teams and other Scrum Masters.
Facilitate a cross functional agile collaborative team in iterative technology development.
Develop and manage detailed project plans, handling scope, schedule, budget, progress tracking, change control, testing, documentation, training, and on-time delivery.
Remove impediments that hinder project progress.
Facilitate daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and iteration meetings.
Monitor the progress of the sprint.
Help teams estimate iteration deliverables.
Manage development tracking system to include product and sprint backlogs.
Promote continuous communication.
Monitor and help improve team dynamics.
Motivate and act as the glue that holds the team together.
Act as a Subject Matter Expert for agile methodologies and practices.
Act as a Release Manager for projects involving multiple scrum teams; manage dependencies between assigned scrum team and third parties or between other scrum teams.
Generate process reports; maintain relevant metrics for evaluating project progress.
Partner with the product owner for release planning and backlog maintenance.
Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values; drive best practices and establish Agile governance structures when necessary.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, project manager, or technical lead within a software development team diligently applying Scrum principles.
Experience applying a wide variety of well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach.
Creativity, flexibility, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to develop a positive working relationship with peers and management.
Strong business aptitude, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
Proven ability to navigate complex situations through organizational landscapes with multiple stakeholders.
Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of job duties.

Nice to Have

Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I), preferred (CSP, PSM II).
Experience with other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.
Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary Range: $63,000.00 - $108,675.00

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.