Scrum Master Trainer - American Technology Consulting
Des Moines, IA
About the Job
Title: Scrum Master TrainerLocation: Remote Interview : Web Cam Interview OnlyATC is seeking an outstanding Agile Trainer who knows how to work with a team ofskilled Technology managers and Project Managers in an Team-focused learningenvironment. The right candidate will be a Certified Scrum Trainer© (ScrumAlliance) or Professional Scrum Trainer© (Scrum.org) or similar certificationsand relevant experience, who is passionate about Agile, communication, groupdynamics, and enabling breakthrough learning experiences with customers. We arelooking for someone who is not afraid to raise issues and who will be able the"leaders of tomorrow" to identify and remove impediments, drive change in theirrespective teams and organization level.What You Will Do:· This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% regionally. Focus oftravel will be Midwest.· Deliver live training events to target audiences of experienced SoftwareManagers, Software Engineers and Project Managers. These events must be wellprepared, be relevant to the abilities of the audience, and most importantly,effectively deliver the intended results.· Ability to mentor on ways to tailor Agile techniques to suit varyingrequirements, situations, and constraints.· Facilitate learning through workshops, meetings, and team-building activities.Develop a training curriculum, training slides, exercises, quizzes, and othertraining aids. Train course participants consistent with the Scrum Alliance ORScrum.org course learning objectives.What you will need:· Collaborate with internal team to plan training schedules with dueconsideration of available training capacity and ensure that these scheduleswill support the completion of public course schedules and private clientrequirements on schedule and with high quality.· Communicate effectively to internal audiences the status of coursedevelopment, readiness, schedules and client progress. Maintain subject matterexpertise through ongoing learning and personal development. Meet or exceedestablished course feedback / satisfaction scores.Required Experience Qualifications· Scrum Trainer - Certification from Industry recognized organization.· Two full years of experience as a Scrum Master.· Substantive experience as an Agile Practitioner working to deliver many largesoftware products / projects. Substantive experience working on softwareprojects that had complex functional requirements, time-sensitive schedules anddiverse stakeholder communities.· Additional in-depth experience using the more general Agile techniques,including test-driven development, continuous integration, pair programming,refactoring, and cross-functional teams. Minimum of two full years of experienceas a formal training instructor, training experienced software practitioners inthe use of Agile methodology and techniques.· Skilled at differing training modalities including experiential exercises,learning games, simulations, process miniatures, self-paced learning. Experienceplanning, preparing, and delivering training in a structured environment,including an agenda, schedule, objectives, training aids, class exercises, andclass discussion periods.· Experience working as a Scrum Product Owner Highly polished presentationskills, both in planning and delivery Experience in recommending, presenting,and documenting possible innovations in techniques and practices applicable toAgile, the Scrum roles, organizational change, individual change, facilitatedlearning, leadership, etc.· At least 5 years of direct experience using Agile techniques in softwaredevelopment. Five years of experience should include experience the pragmaticapplication of generally accepted Agile techniques to real-world situations tosuit varying requirements, conditions and constraints. Must maintain ability tohold certification as Scrum Trainerthe content that needs to go on every job description
Source : American Technology Consulting