Job title: Sr Scrum Master Location: Nashville, TN Duration: 6+ months contract Rate: $Best Possible Requirements Responsibilities : • Facilitating Scrum ceremonies: Leading daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives, ensuring they are productive and stay within timeboxes. • Impediment removal: Identifying and actively resolving any obstacles that hinder the team's progress, whether technical, process-related, or interpersonal. • Coaching and mentoring: Guiding the team on how to effectively use Scrum practices, self-organize, and continuously improve their processes. • Product backlog management: Collaborating with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring clarity and understanding of user stories. • Communication and collaboration: Fostering open communication within the team and with stakeholders, ensuring transparency around project status and potential risks. • Promoting continuous improvement: Encouraging the team to reflect on their work during retrospectives and identify areas for improvement. Essential skills: • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum: Deep knowledge of Scrum principles, practices, and artifacts. • Excellent communication and facilitation skills: Ability to effectively lead meetings, actively listen, and guide discussions. • Problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities: Identifying root causes of issues and finding solutions to address them. • Leadership and coaching skills: Inspiring and empowering the team to work towards shared goals. • Adaptability and flexibility: Responding to changing circumstances and adjusting plans as needed.