Scrum Master

Capgemini • Houston, TX

2d

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Scrum Master with strong leadership capabilities and a proven track record coaching Agile team, driving delivery across complex initiatives, and partnering with stakeholders at all organizational levels. This role combines the servant-leadership focus of a Scrum Master with the coordination, risk management, and program-level oversight typically associated with a Release Train Engineer or a Program Manager.
The ideal candidate will excel in team coaching, enterprise-level coordination, strategic alignment, and continuous improvement, enabling multiple teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Project Manager, or Program Manager.
• Experience operating in scaled Agile environments (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus, or similar).
• Strong background in coordinating work across multiple Agile teams simultaneously.
• Proven ability to lead programs with complex dependencies and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proven experience managing 2 or more Scrum teams at a time.
• Excellent facilitation, conflict-resolution, and servant-leadership capabilities.
• Ability to coach individuals and teams at different levels of Agile maturity.
• Strong influencer with experience engaging executives, managers, and technical leads.
• Strong experience with PI Planning, ART events, dependency mapping, and value-stream alignment.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps.

Nice To Haves

• SAFe RTE, SPC, or advanced Scrum Master certifications (A-CSM, CSP-SM, PSM II/III) Preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader for one or more Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Agile principles, Scrum practices, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Coach teams on self-organization, collaboration, empirical process control, and cross-functionality.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and team leaders across the organization, helping mature Agile practices.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple Agile teams to ensure alignment with business priorities, shared milestones, and cross-team dependencies.
• Lead or support Program Increment (PI) planning, Scrum-of-Scrums, ART Syncs, and system demos in scaled Agile environments.
• Identify, manage, and escalate risks, dependencies, and impediments that affect multiple teams or overall program delivery.
• Ensure teams operate within a consistent cadence and deliver predictably across increments. Develop and maintain progress tracking dashboards.
• Partner with Product Owners, Product Management, and stakeholders to ensure alignment between roadmaps, capacity, and team commitments.
• Oversee delivery execution, ensuring business outcomes, quality standards, and timelines are met.
• Provide transparent, data-driven reporting to leadership regarding progress, risks, capacity, and performance.
• Introduce and standardize Agile best practices, metrics, and delivery frameworks.
• Support adoption of Lean-Agile principles across teams and help evolve the organization’s Agile transformation

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees