Senior Scrum Master – Data & Analytics (Hybrid)

Optum; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Hybrid Dublin/Letterkenny + home-based

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Scrum Master to join its Data & Analytics organization in Ireland. You will coach, facilitate, and lead Agile teams to improve delivery predictability and collaboration.

You will partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to translate priorities into realistic sprint and release plans, while navigating dependencies across data assets and platforms in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Proven significant experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Practitioner, or Agile delivery professional.
• Proven experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, planning activities, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Demonstrated ability to coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Data & Analytics delivery teams, facilitating Agile delivery and supporting successful business outcomes.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlogs, refine priorities, and maximize business value delivery.
• Coach Agile teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Scrum principles, Agile practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, accountability, innovation, and team ownership.
• Identify, remove, and proactively manage impediments, risks, dependencies, and constraints impacting delivery outcomes.

Skills

Agile coaching

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Communication

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Rally

Azure DevOps

Job description

Optum is seeking a Scrum Master to join its Data & Analytics organization in Ireland. You will coach, facilitate, and lead Agile teams to improve delivery predictability and collaboration.

You will partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to translate priorities into realistic sprint and release plans, while navigating dependencies across data assets and platforms in a hybrid work model.