Scrum Master/Project Manager

Title: Scrum Master/Project Manager Location: Tampa, FL/ Jersey City, NJ/ Dallas, TX Job Description: Required Qualifications: A minimum 10 years professional Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) ProjectManagement experience including project Initiation, Planning, Tracking, Delivery and Closure Project management certification preferred Experience in Agile Development, with Scrum Master (or similar) experience; Scrum Master certification preferred Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred, or equivalent experience Experience in managing large cross-functional teams, across multiple time zones Experience with projects relating to Salesforce Application Experience with third-party vendors a plus Experience with HP PPM, Jira, or other project management tools Previous financial corporation experience a plus Guides and coaches assigned teams in the use of the Scrum framework including the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices and by removing impediments for the team to optimize their productivity Coordinates and facilitates all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Demos Works closely with Product Owners to groom the Product and Release Backlogs to ensure readiness for the next Sprint Responsible for tracking team commitments in Story Points and Stories selected, Points and Stories delivered, and ongoing calculation of team Velocity and Sprint/Release Burndowns Figures out the best approach to implement projects (Scrum, Scrum-ban Kanban, etc.)