Salesforce Scrum master

#CB Cognizant has an immediate opening for a Salesforce Scrum Master . If your background meets the requirements and skills listed below, this could be the ideal opportunity for you!

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Job Description

Essential Duties:

• Understands Agile values and principles and can guide and coach teams, and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices
• Guide and coach delivery teams to self-organize and achieve objectives, without assigning or dictating the work.
• Provide support to the Product Owner and Development Team, and lead by example. This person should personify Scrum and Agile
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Work with Product Owner and Development Team to facilitate effective sprints by removing impediments and ensuring that stories are ‘sprint ready’
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and information radiation.
• Support the Product Owner, especially with respect to story grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks using Agile best practices and project data
• Arrange daily stand-ups, facilitate story grooming, coordinate sprint demos, planning and retrospectives

Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.

Employee Status : Fixed Term Contractor
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Dec 20 2021

About Cognizant Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @USJobsCognizant.

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