Scrum Master

Role: Scrum Master

Location: Kuwait

We are working with a well known Bank in Kuwait who are looking to hire an experienced Scrum Master to join their growing digital technology team.

You must have the following experience:

• Play the role of facilitators and owners of ‘How’ meetings for the squads
• Understand key business objectives and strategy of the product, and be able to communicate this to the team
• Help track metrics (inputs, outputs, and outcomes) for team; monitor these on an ongoing basis
• Facilitate process of deciding which stories will be included in each sprint through understanding team’s velocity and story scope and size
• Help team members select which stories they work on
• Manage progress by facilitating agile events and help team members overcome roadblocks
• Escalate squad impediments to Agile coach for guidance & support as required
• Facilitate process of working with solution owner and team to re-balance and re-prioritize work within a sprint
• Protect team from distractions and interruptions by people outside the team
• Manage burndowns and other documentation to oversee progress in each sprint
• Understand technology roadmap and help the squad members fit their work into this roadmap, where applicable
• Coordinate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and review/retrospective sessions with rest of employees

Ideally, all candidates should have the below education and experience:

• Bachelors in Engineering or Computer Science, or business-related field (for business-process related teams)
• 3-5 years of experience in a technical or engineering role, or business-related role (for business-process related teams)
• Experience leading a team of 5+ team members
• Recommended 2+ years of experience as a scrum master
• Scrum Master certification

If you have the mentioned experience and are looking for a new role in Kuwait, please apply now!

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.