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Scrum Master

Vaco LLC
  • Tempe, AZ
    1 day ago
    Vaco LLC

    Job Description

    Our client is a top financial services organization that is looking for a Scrum Master to be a part of their Data Organization.


    What You'll Do

    • Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
    • Partner closely with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlogs, align priorities, and enable value-driven delivery.
    • Identify, remove, and escalate impediments, risks, and organizational barriers that impact team effectiveness and successful delivery.
    • Coordinate dependencies and promote collaboration across multiple teams, stakeholders, and geographic locations.
    • Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, Kanban methodologies, and continuous improvement.
    • Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and open communication.
    • Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance team performance, delivery predictability, and operational efficiency.
    • Support release planning and delivery processes, helping teams balance business priorities with technical execution.
    • Leverage Agile metrics and performance data to evaluate team health, identify trends, and implement process improvements.
    • Encourage engineering and delivery best practices, including automation, continuous delivery, technical debt management, and sustainable development practices.
    • Promote team self-organization, servant leadership, and Agile maturity across the organization.
    • Stay current on emerging Agile practices, tools, and industry trends and apply new techniques where appropriate.
    • Demonstrate and uphold company values through teamwork, customer focus, accountability, and service excellence.


    Required Qualifications

    • Minimum 3 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master supporting Agile delivery teams.
    • 5+ years of overall technology experience within software development, data, analytics, or related technical environments.
    • Strong understanding of Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban, with practical experience supporting teams operating in both methodologies.
    • Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams toward higher levels of performance and delivery maturity.
    • Strong experience using Jira or similar Agile project management and issue-tracking tools.
    • Experience working with distributed teams across multiple locations and time zones.
    • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and facilitation skills.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.
    • Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PSM, or equivalent Agile certification.
    • Experience working with data platforms, analytics solutions, and data engineering teams.
    • Understanding of the data lifecycle, including data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and consumption.
    • Familiarity with batch, streaming, and near-real-time data processing concepts.
    • Awareness of data quality, data lineage, governance, and compliance considerations.
    • Exposure to AI/ML and data science workflows, including supporting teams delivering machine learning solutions.
    • Experience with Jira Service Management or similar service management platforms.
    • Experience within the financial services industry or a regulated environment.
    • Knowledge of modern delivery practices, DevOps principles, CI/CD, and cloud-based platforms.


    By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

    EEO Notice

    Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

    Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact

    HR@vaco.com

    .

    Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

    Representation Notice

    By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

    For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

    Privacy Notice

    Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

    • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
    • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
    • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
    • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
    • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

    Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

    Pay Transparency Notice

    Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

    • the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
    • licensure and certification requirements;
    • office location and other geographic considerations;
    • other business and organizational needs.

    With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTempe, AZ
    IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Year Founded2002
    Websitehttp://www.vaco.com/

    About Company

    Vaco provides expert consulting, permanent placement, executive search and strategic staffing for companies around the world, in the areas of accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations, administration and more. As a premier talent solutions firm, Vaco connects people to their dream jobs and helps leading companies find talent to grow their business. Since its founding in 2002, Vaco has grown to more than 35 offices across the globe, 700+ employees, more than 3,000 consultants and $450M in revenue. Vaco has been named to Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies for past 11 years and is dedicated to developing long-term relationships, life-long careers and creative client solutions.

    Skills

    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Backlog Prioritizationunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Certified ScrumMasterunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Data Processingunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Data Scienceunmatched
    • Debt Managementunmatched
    • DevOpsunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Financial Servicesunmatched
    • Green Businessunmatched
    • Hair Stylingunmatched
    • Health Maintenanceunmatched
    • Industry/Trade Analysisunmatched
    • Kanbanunmatched
    • Machine Learningunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
    • ScrumMasterunmatched
    • Servant leadershipunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Sprint Planningunmatched
    • Sprint Retrospectiveunmatched
    • Standup Meetingsunmatched
    • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
    • Sustainabilityunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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