Agile Scrum Master for Data, Analytics & AI Platforms

Kestra Financial, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) & health insurance

Collaborative environment

Professional development

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Kestra Financial, Inc. is seeking a skilled Scrum Master to support the Data, Analytics & AI Platform group in Austin.

You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, partner with Product Owners, and remove impediments to enable predictable delivery across distributed teams in multiple time zones. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of Scrum Master experience and 5+ years in tech, with strong Jira experience and a passion for data-driven product delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Scrum Master experience.
• 5+ years of overall technology experience.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies (Scrum & Kanban).
• Experience with Jira or similar issue-tracking tools; Jira Service Management preferred.
• Experience with distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Experience with data lifecycle & pipelines and governance awareness.
• Exposure to analytics/AI/ML workflows is a plus.
• Financial industry experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Coordinate dependencies and resolve impediments across distributed teams.
• Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles and self-organization.
• Improve release planning and delivery processes to enable focus on business priorities.
• Use Agile metrics to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Uphold Kestra’s core values in daily delivery.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Jira

Data pipelines

Distributed teams

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Tools

Jira

Jira Service Management

Job description

Lead with Purpose. Partner with Impact.

Kestra is seeking a talented and motivated Scrum Master to support our Data, Analytics & AI Platform group. In this role, you will support multiple Scrum and/or Kanban teams, using Agile practices to drive efficiency, predictability and collaboration across dynamic Data, Analytics and AI deliverables.

What you’ll Do:

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlog management, prioritization, and value-driven delivery.
• Identify, remove, and escalate impediments, risks, and organizational barriers that impact team performance and delivery.
• Coordinate dependencies, issue resolution, and collaboration across distributed teams and multiple time zones.
• Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, continuous improvement, and self-organization.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, healthy communication, and continuous learning.
• Lead and continuously improve release planning and delivery processes, enabling engineering teams to focus on execution and Product Owners to focus on business priorities.
• Use Agile metrics and performance data to identify trends, measure team effectiveness, and drive corrective actions and process improvements.
• Promote engineering best practices, including predictable delivery, automation, continuous delivery, technical debt management, and product sustainability.
• Stay current with industry practices; experiment with new techniques to improve teams’ Agile maturity and effectiveness
• Uphold Kestra’s core values (Make it Happen, One Team, Serve) in daily interactions and delivery commitments.

What You Bring:

• Must have minimum of 3 years of Scrum Master experience.
• Must have 5+ years of overall technology experience.
• Certified Scrum Master (preferred)
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban (and experience operating as a Scrum Master in both frameworks)
• Strong experience with Jira, or a similar issue-tracking tool. Experience with Jira Service Management is desired.
• Experience with distributed teams across multiple time zones and resolving the challenges this can present.
• Experience with data lifecycle & pipelines (ingestion → transformation → consumption)
• Understanding of batch vs streaming vs near-real-time delivery.
• Awareness of data quality, lineage, and governance dependencies.
• Exposure to analytics and AI/ML workflows is a plus, including supporting teams delivering data science and machine learning use cases.
• Experience working in the financial industry and awareness of basic financial concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.