Country: India
Organization: Vera Solutions
Closing date: 22 Jan 2021
About Vera
Vera Solutions is a social enterprise and certified B Corporation building cloud and mobile applications for social impact organizations worldwide. Our clients — more than 300 organizations in over 70 countries — include major iNGOs and grant-making organizations, social enterprises, and community-based organizations.
Position Overview
As the SCRUM Master, you’ll be part of the Product team, working closely with internal stakeholders to plan and manage product releases in a timely manner. You may be required to participate in product backlog creation.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
- Helping the product owner and development team to achieve product releases in a timely manner
- Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
- Lead the scrum and development team in planning and facilitating sprint development
- Identify and remove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing impediments
- Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
- Help the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
- Support the product owner and provide education where needed
- Manage each project’s scope and timeline
- Coordinate backlog development, grooming, sprint reviews, retrospective meetings, daily stand-ups and other sprint ceremonies
- Coach team members in Agile frameworks
- Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
- Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
- Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- 2-4 years of prior experience in a on a scrum team, particularly in implementing cloud and/or mobile solutions
- Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
- Knowledgeable in techniques to fill in gaps in the scrum
- Ability to determine what is scrum and what is not
- Experience with successful Agile techniques
- Ability to work with and lead a team
- Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
- Advanced degree with preference to the technical courses in relevant fields
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot in a structured way
- Exceptional written & verbal communication skills used to draft technical documentation, translate challenging concepts into simple, yet accurate terms, and collaborate effectively and professionally with internal and external stakeholders
- Enthusiasm for working in a small, dynamic, international environment, often collaborating with colleagues cross-team and cross-hub
- Ability to carry tasks forward independently or collaboratively with the reporting team.
- Meticulousness, punctuality, and outstanding attention to detail
Preferred
- Significant experience working with CRM and other data management tools/platforms, particularly Salesforce
- 2+ years of working in technology industry
- 2+ years working on the Salesforce Lightning Platform
- Proficient in the use of G-Suite applications or other common cloud-based software (i.e. Dropbox, Box, etc.)
- Awareness of core social sector concepts such as Grant Management, Impact Measurement, Fundraising etc.
- Demonstrated interest in working with social sector clients or experience in a social sector organisation
How to apply:
Please complete this online application form.