Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Scrum Master Responsibilities (50%)
- Support and coach up to two Scrum teams in Agile and Scrum best practices
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including:
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Stand-Ups
- Sprint Reviews
- Retrospectives
- PI Planning activities
- Partner closely with Product Owners to ensure backlog readiness and prioritization
- Remove obstacles that may impact team productivity or delivery
- Promote continuous improvement and Agile maturity across teams
- Foster a collaborative, transparent, and psychologically safe team environment
- Help resolve team conflicts and improve overall team effectiveness
- Serve as a liaison between Product Owners, stakeholders, and development teams
- Monitor team health, delivery progress, and adherence to Agile principles
Project Management Responsibilities (50%)
- Manage projects from initiation through implementation and delivery
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects and initiatives
- Define project scope, objectives, timelines, resource requirements, and deliverables
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, workstreams, and status reporting
- Own project risks, dependencies, issue management, and escalation processes
- Manage project budgets, financial tracking, forecasting, and resource planning
- Coordinate activities across business stakeholders, Product Owners, technology teams, and vendors
- Ensure projects remain on schedule and aligned with business objectives
- Conduct project meetings and provide executive-level updates and communications
- Track and manage vendor deliverables where applicable
- Assess project challenges and implement solutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction goals
Team & Environment
- Agile environment with established Scrum teams and ceremonies already in place
- Support for up to two Scrum teams simultaneously
- Scrum team sizes typically range from 5–10 team members
- High interaction with:
- Product Owners
- Business Stakeholders
- Technology Teams
- Project Sponsors
- Leadership Partners
- Vendor interaction will vary based on the initiative
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Proven experience serving in both Project Manager and Scrum Master capacities
- Strong experience managing projects from planning through execution and delivery
- Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, Scrum frameworks, and project management best practices
- Experience managing project budgets, forecasting, and financial reporting
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities simultaneously
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and leadership skills
- Experience driving issue resolution and risk mitigation across complex initiatives
- Ability to build trust and influence across technical and business teams
Skills
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Backlog Prioritizationunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Calendar Managementunmatched
Delivery Managementunmatched
Financial Reportingunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Project Evaluationunmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
ScrumMasterunmatched
Sprint Planningunmatched
Standup Meetingsunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
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