Scrum Master, (Senior Consultant, Business & Product Delivery)

Fearless•Washington, DC

6d•$107,667 - $181,957•Hybrid

About The Position

At Fearless, we are seeking a Scrum Master as part of our Senior Consultant, Business & Product Delivery career path to support federal digital service delivery by fostering Agile excellence and enabling high-performing teams. This role facilitates Agile practices, coaches teams on Scrum principles, and creates an environment that promotes collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Working alongside Product Owners, Project Managers, engineers, designers, and government stakeholders, the Scrum Master removes impediments and ensures predictable delivery of user-centered solutions in a federal environment. The ideal candidate is an experienced servant leader who excels at team facilitation, Agile coaching, and organizational change, with a demonstrated ability to help teams continuously improve while supporting the successful delivery of digital services in a federal environment. At Fearless, this Senior Consultant role requires versatility, leadership, and collaboration across teams and stakeholders to maximize value delivery and adoption. The role ensures alignment of product strategy with client goals, facilitates agile ceremonies and continuous improvement, and provides critical business and functional analysis to deliver high-quality, user-centered solutions. This role will possess the skills to be able to span the domains of product management, scrum leadership, and business analyst at an advanced application level of proficiency . This Consultant role will work on projects that allow them to support agile software development teams and client organizations.

Requirements

Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or equivalent Agile leadership role, including experience supporting teams of similar scope and complexity.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Demonstrated expertise in Agile and Scrum methodologies, with a proven ability to coach teams and improve delivery performance.
Experience supporting Agile teams in federal digital service delivery environments.
Deep knowledge of Agile frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
Proven ability to facilitate Agile ceremonies, coach Product Owners and teams, and foster continuous improvement.
Experience identifying and removing impediments, managing dependencies, and improving team effectiveness.
Strong facilitation, communication, coaching, and conﬂict resolution skills.
Experience using Agile collaboration and delivery tools such as Jira, Conﬂuence, Miro, and GitHub.

Nice To Haves

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification preferred.
Experience supporting DevSecOps environments, incremental delivery, and user feedback integration.
Working knowledge of human-centered design principles.
Familiarity with Executive Order 14058, OMB A-11 Section 280, and digital.gov Agile guidance.
Experience with CI/CD integration and DevSecOps delivery models.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, sprint reviews, and backlog reﬁnement.
Coach team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and Fearless delivery methodologies.
Foster a culture of self-organization, accountability, continuous learning, and psychological safety.
Identify and remove impediments affecting team progress, coordinating resolution across teams and organizational boundaries.
Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlogs, clear priorities, and well-deﬁned user stories.
Facilitate collaboration between product, engineering, design, and stakeholder groups to ensure alignment on goals and outcomes.
Support Agile-at-scale activities, including Scrum of Scrums, Program Increment planning, and SAFe coordination as applicable.
Promote effective Agile practices and continuous improvement across delivery teams.
Manage Agile tooling environments (e.g., Jira, Conﬂuence, Miro) to support transparency, planning, and documentation.
Track and report on Agile delivery metrics such as velocity, burndown, throughput, cycle time, and team health indicators.
Facilitate retrospective action planning and ensure continuous improvement initiatives are implemented and measured.
Incorporate user feedback into backlog reﬁnement and sprint planning to support user-centered development.
Identify risks and dependencies impacting sprint and release commitments and escalate as appropriate.
Support release planning and forecasting activities.
Collaborate with Project Managers, Product Owners, Delivery Managers, and government stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities and delivery objectives.
Ensure Agile practices align with federal requirements and organizational standards.
Facilitate conﬂict resolution and help teams navigate organizational and delivery challenges.