Lead Agile Scrum Master Atlanta, GA **Hybrid** Contract Up to $72.46/hr Every year, nearly 200 million travelers trust our client to get them where they're going. Take your career to new heights by working for this longstanding leader in air travel that services more worldwide destinations than any other airline. We are looking for a Lead Agile Scrum Master to join our team for a long-term contract in Atlanta, GA (hybrid). Local ATLANTA CANDIDATES ONLY. Contract Duration: 12+ Months **Required Skills & Experience** + Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles + Must hold at least one Scrum Certification from Scrum Alliance or SAFe + Must have excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills + Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices + Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques + Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams **Desired Skills & Experience** + Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of product or project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experience + Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques + Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel) **What You Will Be Doing** + Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers. + Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques. + Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines. + Helps employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development + Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team. + Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams. + Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization. + Leads and coaches the organization in its Scrum adoption. + Plans Scrum implementations within the organization. + Helps employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development. + Recommends change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team. + Ensures the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value. + Facilitates Scrum events as requested or needed. + Coaches the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality **You will receive the following benefits:** + Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family + Dental & Orthodontia Benefits + Vision Benefits + Health Savings Account (HSA) + Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts + Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance + Hospital Indemnity Insurance + 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options + Paid Sick Time Leave + Legal and Identity Protection Plans + Pre-tax Commuter Benefit + 529 College Saver Plan Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. **Posted by:** VMS Sourcing **Specialization:** Agile Coach/Scrum Master