Mid – Level SCRUM Master

About the Role :

Diamond Trust Bank is seeking Mid-level Scrum Master to join our team of innovators and engineers. This role reports directly to the Lead Agile Coach and works closely with the engineering, product, and project teams. The ideal candidate is an energetic self-starter with the ability to make independent strategic decisions.

As a Scrum Master your expertise will be instrumental in driving the development of high-performance software engineering teams apply the Scrum framework. Your primary purpose is to function as a link between product owners and teams during software engineering projects, planning deliverables, resolving issues that hinder the teams’ work and helping teams benchmark performance.

Together, let's create meaningful web solutions that make an impact in the digital world.

Key Responsibilities :

• Use Agile methodology to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
• Train, mentor, and support scrum teams in following Agile methodology.
• Schedule and facilitate scrum ceremonies, stand-ups, and decision-making processes.
• Monitor progress and help teams to make improvements.
• Plan and organize demos and product/software testing.
• Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes
• Removing impediments for the scrum team.
• Prepare and present team metrics and status reports to stakeholders.
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration.
• Work with product owners to oversee backlogs and new requests.
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members “own” the product and enjoy working on it.

Skills & Qualifications :

Academic :

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business Administration, or a relevant field.

Professional :

• Experience in a Scrum Master role.
• Familiarity with software development.
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement, story points)
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Scrum Master certification(s)

Personal Competencies :

• A positive mindset and can-do attitude.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong creative and visual design skills.
• Excellent mindfulness.
• Ability to empathize with users and understand their needs.
• Initiative-taking with a proactive approach.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• High level of Emotional Intelligence