429877 / Scrum Master

Siri InfoSolutions Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Siri InfoSolutions Inc. in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead agile delivery across multiple teams in a permanent role.

You will coach teams in Scrum and SAFe practices, facilitate ceremonies, and ensure on-time value delivery with Jira and Confluence in use. You will partner with Product Owners, manage dependencies, track metrics like velocity and burndown, and drive continuous improvement across the Agile Release Train.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading Agile teams in an enterprise environment.
• Proven ability to coach teams in Scrum and SAFe delivery practices.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple teams and dependencies in a Scrum of Scrums.

Responsibilities

• Coach Agile teams in Scrum, SAFe, and delivery practices.
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies, PI planning, and cross-team coordination.
• Help teams hit sprint and PI objectives via effective planning and dependency management.
• Support Product Owners with backlog readiness and prioritization.
• Track progress and provide visibility on risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• Monitor velocity, burndown, and predictability to drive improvements.
• Remove delivery roadblocks with business, tech, and support teams.
• Ensure proper use of JIRA and adherence to Agile processes.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and delivery maturity across teams.
• Represent teams in Scrum of Scrums and broader coordination forums.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Lead

Scrum

Kanban

SAFe

Agile delivery

Sprint ceremonies

PI planning

Backlog refinement

Velocity tracking

Impediment resolution

Coaching cross-functional teams

Backlog readiness

Prioritization

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Communication

Scrum of Scrums

Data teams collaboration

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: New York, NY
Job Type: Permanent Hire

Salary: $130K per annum with benefits

Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Lead in an enterprise Agile environment.
• Hands-on knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Agile delivery practices.
• Experience facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and PI planning.
• Strong proficiency with JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience tracking Agile metrics, including velocity, burndown, sprint predictability, and impediment resolution.
• Ability to coach cross-functional teams toward self-management and continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting Product Owners with backlog readiness, prioritization, and refinement.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, conflict resolution, and communication skills.
• Experience working with Data teams.
• Ability to coordinate dependencies across multiple Agile teams and participate in Scrum of Scrums.

Optional Preferred Skills

• SAFe Scrum Master, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certification.
• Experience supporting regulated financial-services or insurance programs.
• Familiarity with Data governance.
• Experience working with multiple teams in an Agile Release Train.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Coach and guide Agile teams in Scrum, SAFe, and Agile delivery practices.
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies, PI planning activities, and cross-team coordination sessions.
• Help teams achieve sprint and PI objectives through effective planning, execution, and dependency management.
• Support Product Owners in maintaining a prioritized, refined, and delivery-ready product backlog.
• Track team progress and provide accurate visibility into delivery status, risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• Monitor Agile performance metrics, including velocity, burndown, predictability, and sprint completion.
• Identify and remove delivery roadblocks in collaboration with business, technology, and support teams.
• Ensure appropriate use of JIRA and compliance with agreed Agile processes.
• Coach teams to improve collaboration, accountability, self-management, and delivery maturity.
• Facilitate resolution of conflicts and delivery issues within and across teams.
• Drive retrospectives and ensure continuous-improvement actions are identified, owned, and completed.
• Represent the team in Scrum of Scrums, release planning, and broader coordination forums.
• Support Data, MLOps, and service teams in managing complex technical dependencies and operational priorities.
• Contribute reusable practices, lessons learned, and delivery insights through the Agile Community of Practice.
• Promote transparency, focus, resilience, and a continuous-improvement mindset across the team.