Scrum Master

Job description

A leading organization is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support technology teams responsible for software, data, and product delivery. The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile delivery, coach teams on Scrum practices, manage dependencies and impediments, and help teams maintain predictable progress across development initiatives.

The Scrum Master will work closely with Product Owners, engineers, data professionals, quality assurance teams, and business partners. The position requires experience supporting technical teams and a strong understanding of Agile delivery and the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum practices, self-organization, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Establish consistent Definition of Ready and Definition of Done practices.
• Identify and remove technical and organizational impediments that could affect delivery.
• Coordinate dependencies across teams and concurrent release cycles.
• Support capacity planning and help teams manage unplanned changes in scope.
• Use Jira and Confluence to manage delivery information and track metrics such as velocity, burn-up and burn-down, and cumulative flow.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain prioritized backlogs, actionable user stories, and visibility into upcoming work.
• Coordinate across engineering, data engineering, ETL, quality assurance, business analysis, and product teams.
• Help teams structure complex technical requirements and dependencies into achievable sprint goals.
• Support delivery of data platforms, analytics capabilities, and client onboarding technology.

Required experience and skills

• 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager.
• Experience supporting software engineering, data, or technology teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum practices and the software development lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of enterprise data concepts, including data management, business intelligence, and cloud technologies.
• Advanced experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Strong communication, facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage complex dependencies across geographically distributed teams.
• Experience supporting data-intensive technology initiatives.
• Familiarity with data platforms, analytics solutions, ETL processes, or client onboarding technologies.
• Experience in asset management, private equity, financial technology, or another regulated financial services environment is preferred.
• At least one Scrum certification, including Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I or PSM II), or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM).