Resume Skills and Keywords for Scrum Master

A scrum master is a member of the development team who helps manage the scrum process. Their expertise in Agile and Scrum approaches allows them to instruct others on the subject. They also serve as a peacemaker between the scrum team and the product owner, helping to keep the workplace free of friction.

Skills required for Scrum Master’s  role:

  • Agile Methodology 
  • Resource Utilization
  • Project Coordination
  • Conducting Scrum Calls
  • Team Management 
  • Project Tracking 
  • Scheduling 
  • Process Improvement 
  • Change implementation 
  • Operational Efficiency 

What recruiters look for in a Scrum Master’s resume: 

  • Ability to work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
  • Strong skill set in resolving conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
  • Experience in conducting scrum calls and helping teams implement changes effectively

What can make your Scrum Master resume stand out:

A strong summary that demonstrates your skills, experience, and background in project management 

  • Certified Scrum Master, with strong competencies in implementing scrum processes, implementing agile methodologies, and coordinating with various project teams. Skilled at tracking sprint progress and burn-down by creating dashboards and reports. 

Targeted job description 

  • Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
  • Help the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction
  • Lead the scrum and development teams in self-organization
  • Remove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing impediments

Related academic background 

  • M.Sc(Computer Science) 2019 LPU Jalandhar
  • B.Sc (Computer Science) 2017 Christ University Bengaluru 
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance


Sample Resume of Scrum Master in Text Format

Stephen Mathews

Scrum Master

6359874512 | stephen1994@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/ stephen-mathews 

34B, Nehru Street, New Delhi 

SUMMARY

Certified Scrum Master, with strong competencies in implementing scrum processes, implementing agile methodologies, and coordinating with various project teams. Skilled at tracking sprint progress and burn-down by creating dashboards and reports. 

EXPERIENCE 

Senior Scrum Master

Capgemini, Bengaluru| Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 

  • Refined and evolved agile processes for predictable and rapid software delivery.
  • Implemented agile methodologies using a Scrum framework throughout the project 
  • Led all sprint planning, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and daily scrums with the development team.
  • Served as the main point of contact to drive effective communication throughout all project phases. 

Scrum Master

Techgig, Ahmedabad | Dec 2019 - May 2020 

  • Organized and facilitated daily stand-up meetings, reviews, estimations, retrospectives, and other Scrum-related meetings. Assisted in team development, and leveraged organizational resources to improve capacity for project work. 
  • Supported the project manager in managing customer expectations for project deliverables. 

EDUCATION 

  • M.Sc(Computer Science) 2019 LPU Jalandhar
  • B.Sc (Computer Science) 2017 Christ University Bengaluru  

SKILLS

Agile Methodology, Resource Utilization, Project Coordination, Conducting Scrum Calls, Team Management 

CERTIFICATIONS 

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance 

LANGUAGES 

English, Hindi, French 

EXTRAMURAL

Volunteering 

Volunteered for an awareness program on earth day in 2018 Volunteered for Tameer Activists 2017