Scrum Master

Job Description

NOV is seeking a strong scrum master to join our Customer Experience Product Team. The Scrum Master will be responsible for coordinating scrum ceremonies for multiple geographically dispersed teams working on the Customer Experience Product Backlog.

Responsibilities

The Scrum Master will be

• Responsible for facilitating a cross functional agile collaborative team in iterative technology development including: Managing stakeholder expectations regarding target scope, schedule and budget.
• Removing impediments that hinder project progress.
• Facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and iteration meetings.
• Monitoring the progress of the sprint.
• Helping teams estimate iteration deliverables and increase velocity.
• Managing development tracking system to include product and sprint backlogs.
• Promoting continuous communication.
• Improving transparency within the team.
• Guiding and coaching the team to become self-organized.
• Monitoring and helping improving team dynamics.
• Motivating and acting as the glue that holds the team together.
• Subject Matter Expert for agile methodologies and practices.
• Guiding and coaching the team and organization to follow Agile/Scrum practices
• Building a safe and trusting environment where conflicts can be managed in a healthy way without fear of blame.
• Responsible for supporting and coaching the Product Owner on Agile/Scrum practices.
  
  

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of professional experience, including at least three years of experience in a Scrum Master role for a software development team.
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, continuous improvement, empowerment, transparency and servant leadership.
• Knowledge of Agile approaches – Kanban, Scrum, XP, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with Agile techniques – Automated Testing, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Testing, Pairing, Agile Games, etc.
• Extensive problem analysis and resolution, impact verification, troubleshooting, coaching, and facilitation experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

About Us

Every day, the oil and gas industry's best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

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Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.

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Service Above All

This drives us to anticipate our customers needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.