Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Job Description

As a Scrum Master you will support two or more Scrum teams.

This is a hands-on role where you will manage Agile ceremonies as well as report on the Scrum team’s progress.

You will work closely with product owners and engineering managers to help construct a delivery plan.

As an Agile process professional, you will steer the team towards standard methodologies and assist members with continuous improvements.

Responsibilities and Skills:

• Facilitates: Daily scrum (stand-up), Sprint planning sessions, Product Backlog Refinements, Sprint review (demo) and Sprint retrospective.

  Ensure all participants understand the ceremony’s purpose and keep to the time-box.

• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
• Foster and encourage conversations and collaboration
  – both inside and outside of team – allowing them to self-organize.
• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal.
• Understand and be able to articulate strategic and product planning and goals in the team’s environment and progress toward them.
• Supports Product Owner ensuring the product backlog is properly refined – prioritizing to maximize value and using creative techniques for elaborating user stories to be ready for the upcoming 1-2 sprints.
• Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition.

Experience:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Industry certification – Required.
• 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master for software development team(s)
• 2+ years using SCRUM, Scrumban and/or Kanban required
• Experience with SDLC projects
• Bachelors Degree completed

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

Working at CoStar Group means you’ll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines.

In addition to generous compensation and performance-based incentives, you’ll be supported in both your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, prepared foods, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing