Scrum Master

Innovative Construction Group; Atlanta, Tempe (GA, AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PulteGroup is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead agile teams across multiple locations, including Atlanta and Tempe. The role focuses on safeguarding sprint goals, refining backlogs, and fostering self-organization.

You will partner with product managers to drive value, remove impediments, and support continuous improvement across teams. Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of Scrum/Agile experience, strong stakeholder communication, and proficiency with Azure DevOps, MS Teams, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Scrum/Agile experience with knowledge of ceremonies, roles, and responsibilities.
• 3+ years of experience collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver value.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain tradeoffs to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee product teams to ensure sprint backlogs are well-managed and sprint goals are delivered.
• Ensure teams understand business context, product vision, and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate workshops around story mapping, road-mapping, and release planning.
• Protect teams from interruptions, manage risks, and remove impediments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to educate on agile principles and practices.

Skills

Scrum/Agile experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication skills

Facilitation

Leadership

Relationship management

Education

High school diploma or GED

University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

MS Teams

MS SharePoint

Job description

## Scrum MasterApply: Atlanta, GA: Tempe, AZ: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR9759Build a Career That Builds Your Future — with PulteGroup!Welcome to PulteGroup where we believe in building more than just homes—we believe in building inspired employees, meaningful careers, and a legacy of excellence. If you're looking for work that moves you, a team that values your ideas, and a company that brings you pride, you’ve come to the right place.As one of the nation’s largest and most respected homebuilders, PulteGroup offers opportunities to grow within a Fortune 500 company that’s consistently recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For and a certified Great Place to Work. We’re driven by the bold purpose of Building Incredible Places for People to Live Their Dreams.For over 70 years, we’ve been building more than homes—we’ve been building trust, innovation, and a culture where every team member is empowered to thrive. Join a company that champions inclusion, celebrates diversity, and supports your personal and professional journey.Headquartered in vibrant Atlanta, Georgia, and operating in over 45 markets nationwide, we’re proud to build homes through our trusted family of brands—including Innovative Construction Group, Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, American West, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Pulte Mortgage, PGP Title, Pulte Insurance Agency —all united under the PulteGroup name.Apply now and discover a career where your contributions are valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a lasting impact**Primary Job Responsibilities*** Oversee product teams to ensure sprint backlogs are well- managed, commitments are reasonable, stories are actively swarmed, sprint goals are consistently delivered, and quality and performance expectations are met.* Ensure product teams understand the business context, product vision, user stories, and sprint goals.* Develop and negotiate team working agreements, effective user stories, acceptance criteria, and a clear definition of done.* Oversee product teams in self-organization/management, cross-functional collaboration, team dynamics and interpersonal skills.* Protect product teams from interruptions, manage risks, and actively remove impediments.* Perform ongoing assessments of teams and programs, to provide recommendations regarding continuous improvement.* Help teams continuously reflect and improve, becoming more effective in their roles and increasing their predictability, teamwork, and practices.* Help develop, lead and/or facilitate workshops around story mapping/breakdown, user & persona creation, value-stream mapping, product road-mapping, project inception, launch, etc.* Collaborate with individuals across all levels and roles to educate on agile principles, best practices, and tools to improve workflows and drive successful product deliverables.* Manage agile product ceremonies and activities including daily stand-up meetings, product and sprint backlog refinement, sprint reviews, agile board management and retrospectives.* Partner with the product managers/product owners to develop release plans and ensure product backlogs are well-refined, prioritized, and -transparent.* Assist in dependency management, cross-team test and delivery coordination, and release management/support for agile teams.* May require travel.* Perform other duties as assigned.**Career Level (P4)****Organizational Impact:*** Works to achieve day-to-day objectives with major impact on the area of responsibility.* Contributes to the development of goals the area and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.). Manages large projects or processes with moderate impact on the achievement of sub-family results. Work is performed with limited oversight. Typically responsible for coaching, reviewing and delegating work to lower-level professionals.* Provides measurable input to new products, processes or standards in operational plans in order to implement operational objectives.**Leadership & Talent Management:*** Typically responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.* Typically responsible for managing major/complex projects at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products.**Knowledge & Experience:*** Requires deep knowledge of area typically obtained through higher education combined with experience.* Typically viewed as a subject matter expert within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project or program management.* Minimum high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.* Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 6-8 years of prior relevant experience.**Required Skills*** 3+ years of Scrum/Agile experience with excellent working knowledge of agile frameworks, ceremonies, processes, roles, and responsibilities.* 3+ years of experience collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver quantifiable business value required.* Excellent communication skills, ability to build rapport, share findings, and explain tradeoffs to technical and nontechnical audiences alike.* Group facilitation skills with a demonstrated ability for constructively navigating conflict. Facilitate conflict resolution while keeping a positive spin on team learning.* Excellent leadership and people skills, working with various teams, influencing, and getting buy-ins in various situations, effectively manage relationships (up, down, across).* Experience with Azure DevOps, MS Teams, MS SharePoint.* Organized, persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.**Required Licensing, Registration and/or Certifications*** Professional Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Master credential preferred.**Physical Requirements:*** Not applicable