About the Role

Kard is hiring a contract Scrum Master to join our Engineering team! You will get to know Kard’s full product line, and help the entire engineering team operate smoothly and efficiently. You will bridge engineering with product and operations teams, facilitate agile meetings and processes, and remove roadblocks wherever they may lie!

Responsibilities:

• Own agile ceremonies, process execution and evolution as the team grows
• Use your solid execution skills with a strategic mindset to facilitate stand ups, retrospectives, sprint planning, and backlog grooming
• Maintaining Jira and reporting to team members on metrics
• Understand and manage dependencies and ensure clarity of priorities across programs and teams
• Help streamline project delivery and create efficiencies within the 2 scrum teams
• Collaborate with colleagues to improve our processes and help us work better and smarter as we scale
• Create clarity for teams in situations of ambiguity

Ideal Candidate:

• At least 5+ years supporting a live product and working in with Agile software development practices
• At least 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Program Manager
• Experience managing Jira
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Superior organizational skills, including product information and schedules
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects, teams, and individuals
• Ability to investigate and troubleshoot issues and document and prioritize findings

Bonus Points:

• Experience working for a tech startup
• Familiarity with Payments or Banking industries
• Experience with SaaS applications, APIS, and web applications