Position: Scrum Master
Company: DraftKings
Experience required: 2y
English level: upper

We are searching for a **Scrum Master** to work with our engineering teams responsible for the betting APIs solution while balancing various internal stakeholders’ priorities. If you like continuous improvement, working close to business in small groups with a dedicated mission, the concept of taking agile principles and methods to their limit by making use of new techniques and programs – then this is the perfect opportunity for you. Are you a self-starter that enjoys freedom and flexibility in building a process that delivers results? If so, we hope you’ll join us.  


**What you’ll do as Scrum Master:**
- Playing an SM role for a couple of Scrum teams 6-8 people each: lead all Scrum ceremonies, monitor the metrics, write follow-ups, facilitate the development process using the best practices of the Agile methodology.
- Scope and schedule management: be the focal point for team plans and commitments.
- Help develop the team’s core and soft skills; 
- Communication management, both internal and external; remove blockers; resolve conflicts.
- Increase the efficiency of teamwork and cross-team collaboration.
- Assist other units; manage incoming requests etc.
- Facilitate continuous improvement.
- Planning deployments, encouraging proper documentation.

 
**What you’ll bring:**
- Analytical mindset, logical thinking, and common sense are the first things we are looking for.
- Good understanding of the Agile methodology and its principles. Knowing things is not enough. You must understand why they are in place.
- Experience of playing a Scrum Master role. 
- Good understanding of SDLC.
- Experience in managing expectations and providing reliable timeframes to stakeholders.
- Experience in managing dependencies between several teams.
- Upper-intermediate.
- Engineering experience, even as a hobby, is a plus.