Freelance Scrum Master (Americas)

4 months, 2 weeks ago
Contract
Senior
Project and Program Management
Human Made

Human Made

Human Made is an enterprise WordPress agency specializing in large scale WordPress builds, AI, migrations, and consultancy to future-proof organizations with tech strategy and bespoke development.

Media
51-250

Description

  • Manage project scope, timelines, and delivery expectations across assigned work.
  • Create a team culture of shared responsibility and high-performing, self-organizing teamwork.
  • Coach the team on Scrum and broader agile practices throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Work with the team to define and refine scope, estimates, and resource requirements.
  • Prepare and facilitate workshops and project meetings to establish needs, monitor progress, and resolve issues.
  • Remove impediments or help the team remove them to keep delivery on track.
  • Assess the time and financial impact of scope changes and communicate updates to stakeholders.
  • Build strong relationships with clients, internal teams, and external partners.
  • Use data and metrics to support team and business decision-making and continuous improvement.
  • Report project progress, team status, and issues to stakeholders and leadership.

Requirements

  • Scrum Master certification, equivalent qualification, or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience applying Scrum and a broader understanding of agile principles.
  • Experience in an enterprise agency environment.
  • Strong servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, and continual improvement skills.
  • Experience with budget/time tracking tools and issue tracking software.
  • Ability to recommend appropriate project management tools for different project needs.
  • Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to work comfortably with technical terminology.
  • Broad understanding of web technologies including HTML/HTML5, CSS, CMS, JavaScript, and version control.
  • Availability to work as a freelancer in a fully remote environment.
  • Experience using a data-driven mindset to support delivery decisions.

Benefits

  • Fully remote freelance work with applicants welcome from South America, North America, and Canada.
  • Opportunity to work on interesting and complex projects alongside top industry talent.
  • Well-established remote working practices and a strong asynchronous communication culture.
  • Access to Slack channels and networking opportunities with other WordPress peers.
  • Potential to transition from freelance work to a full-time employee role.
  • Experience working in an agency environment without a long-term commitment.

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