Scrum Master Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 8 years of related experience in Scrum Master, Agile delivery, project management, or a related technology delivery role.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certification.
• Demonstrated experience supporting cross-functional technology teams in an Agile software development environment.
• Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, timelines, and delivery priorities.
• Strong understanding and practical application of Agile frameworks and methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including managing timelines, milestones, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Experience supporting software application development, digital transformation, and cloud migration initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, HP PPM, and Microsoft Office tools for project tracking, reporting, and documentation.
• Strong analytical skills, including developing and communicating delivery metrics, dashboards, project forecasts, and budget variances.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills across technical and business teams.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify roadblocks and facilitate timely resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within financial services or another highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide assigned teams in applying the Scrum framework and adopting and continuously improving Agile practices.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, and other stakeholders to align priorities, scope, and delivery commitments.
• Create and maintain Jira projects, boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting to provide visibility into team progress and delivery.
• Track team commitments, milestones, risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies, and drive timely resolution or escalation.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and budgets.
• Track project financials, including budgets, forecasts, and actuals, and report variances as appropriate.
• Identify ways to improve team effectiveness, delivery predictability, and Agile maturity.
• Drive consistent Agile standards, processes, and best practices across assigned teams.
• Provide timely status updates, metrics, and delivery reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support software application development, digital transformation, and cloud migration initiatives.
• Ensure projects and teams comply with applicable financial services regulations, data security standards, and internal governance requirements.
• Coach and mentor junior Scrum Masters in Agile principles, practices, facilitation, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
• Pension and retirement benefits.
• Paid time off, personal and family care, and other leaves of absence.