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Scrum Master CV: example and template

This example is for Scrum Masters and agile coaches at product companies, banks, software houses and companies adopting Scrum, and for project managers, testers and developers who want to move into the role.

The employer wants to know how many teams you work with, how you help them, which impediments you removed and what changed in their work. We show you how to describe this on your CV without a list of ceremonies.

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Example CV: Scrum Master

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Justyna Czerwińska

Scrum Master

Krakow, hybrid work +48 123 456 789 justyna.czerwinska@example.com

Professional profile

Scrum Master with 6 years of experience at a product company and a software house, previously a tester. I work with 2 development teams, run retrospectives and workshops, help the product owner with the backlog and remove impediments between teams. Thanks to process changes the teams cut the time from idea to release by about 40%.

Work experience

Scrum Master

03.2021 - present

Product company, logistics software, Krakow

  • Working with 2 Scrum teams, 15 people in total.
  • Retrospectives and workshops after which the teams introduced continuous integration and shorter code reviews.
  • Cutting the time from idea to release by about 40% in a year.
  • Supporting the product owner in organising the backlog and planning releases.
  • Coordinating dependencies between 5 teams in quarterly planning.

Tester, then Scrum Master

09.2017 - 02.2021

Software house, Krakow

  • Testing web applications in a Scrum team.
  • Running Scrum events in the project team.
  • Introducing a task board and flow metrics.

Education

Master's degree, psychology

2012 - 2017

Jagiellonian University

Skills

  • Scrum and Kanban
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Team coaching
  • Flow metrics
  • Multi-team planning
  • Jira and Miro

Certificates

  • Professional Scrum Master II, 2022
  • Facilitation course, 2021

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Running the internal agile community

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How to write a Scrum Master CV

Professional summary

Write how many teams you work with, at which company and what the result of your work was. Instead of listing Scrum events show what changed: faster releases, fewer impediments, better cooperation. Mention your previous role, because experience as a tester or developer helps you understand the team.

Tester with 4 years of experience in a Scrum team who for a year has run retrospectives and planning when the Scrum Master is away. I hold PSM I. I am looking for work as a Scrum Master in a product team.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe teams, the changes you introduced and their results. Show metrics, for example time from idea to release or sprint predictability. Add your work with the product owner and management.

Weaker: Running Scrum events.

Better: Retrospectives and workshops after which the teams introduced continuous integration and shorter code reviews.

Weaker: Improving the process.

Better: Cutting the time from idea to release by about 40% in a year.

Weaker: Coordination.

Better: Coordinating dependencies between 5 teams in quarterly planning.

Skills worth listing

List methods, facilitation, coaching, metrics and tools. In your soft skills show listening, conflict resolution and patience, because changing the way people work takes months.

Professional skills

  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Facilitation
  • Coaching
  • Metrics
  • Scaling

Personal skills

  • Listening
  • Conflict resolution
  • Patience
  • Influence without authority
  • Empathy

Certificates

List Scrum Master certificates, for example PSM or CSM, with the level and year, and facilitation and coaching courses. A higher certificate level shows deeper knowledge of the method.

How to become a Scrum Master

People usually move into this role from tester, developer, analyst or project manager roles. On your CV show how you helped the team in your previous role.

Get a certificate and run a few retrospectives or workshops. Describe them on your CV with the result they brought.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A product company looks for work with teams and faster releases, a corporation for scaling and multi-team planning, and a software house for introducing Scrum at clients. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a Scrum Master CV

Questions and answers

What should a Scrum Master put on a CV?

Teams, changes and their results, metrics, facilitation, coaching, work with the product owner and certificates.

Is the PSM certificate needed?

It almost always helps, and many job ads require it.

How do you become a Scrum Master with no experience?

Most often through work in a Scrum team as a tester, developer or analyst and running the team's events.

Does psychology help in a Scrum Master's work?

Yes, working with people, conflict and change is a large part of the role.

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