SCRUM Master

Skill; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 101,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental plans

Retirement plans with match

Job summary

Aquent Talent is partnering with a leading financial industry client to hire an experienced Scrum Master in Austin, TX. You will drive agile excellence across multiple teams, coach practitioners, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software that supports critical financial technologies.

Join a team that emphasizes collaboration, process improvement, and scalable practices. The role is temporary and requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and a proven track record with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Certified Scrum Master.
• Expertise using Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) for Scrum Boards with Epics/Stories/Tasks.
• Strong understanding of agile software development and SDLC.
• Experience on large-scale, technically complex projects.
• Excellent communication, organizational and influencing skills.
• Adaptable, proactive problem solver with time management.
• Ability to coach teams to high performance and manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience in financial industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, release planning).
• Champion agile practices and ensure adherence across teams and stakeholders.
• Interface between dev teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and on-time delivery.
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks, and impediments with mitigation plans.
• Monitor team velocity, sprint progress and release status; maintain process documentation.
• Provide clear updates and escalations highlighting business impact.
• Empower teams to self-organize and deliver potentially releasable increments.
• Coach teams to commitments and protect from distractions to achieve goals.
• Leverage Scrum tools to improve efficiency and coordination for releases.

Skills

CSM

Jira & Confluence

Agile

Team coaching

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

BDD knowledge

Financial industry

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Rally

Job description

Overview

Placement Type: Temporary

Salary: $73.14-81.27 Hourly

Start Date: Oct 16, 2026

We are partnering with a leading organization at the forefront of the financial industry, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and maintaining robust, business-critical applications. This is an opportunity to join a team that thrives on technology and innovation, impacting how critical systems are developed and delivered. Aquent is proud to connect top-tier talent with this forward-thinking client, offering unparalleled opportunities for growth and impact.

Are you a seasoned Scrum Master ready to elevate your career by leading multiple dynamic teams? We are seeking an exceptional individual to drive agile excellence and significantly impact the development of cutting-edge messaging applications and crucial integration initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will empower teams, streamline processes, and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software that underpins our client's success, directly contributing to the evolution of critical financial technologies.

What You'll Do

• Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning, ensuring efficient and productive sessions.
• Champion agile software development practices, influencing team members and stakeholders to embrace and adhere to methodologies.
• Act as a vital interface between the development teams, Product Owners, and key stakeholders across project management, business, and quality assurance to ensure alignment and successful, on-time, and within-budget project delivery.
• Proactively identify and manage project dependencies, risks, and impediments, establishing mitigation plans to keep projects on track.
• Monitor and communicate team velocity, sprint progress, and release status, maintaining comprehensive process documentation.
• Provide clear, concise updates and escalations, highlighting business impacts to relevant parties.
• Empower teams to self-organize, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and ensuring that each increment of functionality is potentially releasable.
• Coach and support teams in making appropriate commitments, facilitating conflict resolution, and protecting them from distractions to achieve sprint goals.
• Leverage various scrum tools and frameworks to enhance team efficiency and coordination, ensuring synchronized deliverables for successful product releases.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of experience as a Certified Scrum Master.
• Demonstrated expertise in utilizing Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) for maintaining Scrum Boards, including feature breakdown into Epics, User Stories, Tasks, and Subtasks.
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures, coupled with a deep grasp of the software development life cycle.
• Proven experience working with agile methodologies on large-scale, technically complex projects.
• Exceptional communication (written and verbal), organizational, and time management skills, with a strong ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Highly adaptable to changing environments, self-motivated, and creative in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Ability to coach teams to their highest potential, hold members accountable, set clear performance standards, and resolve issues to keep teams engaged and on task.
• Collaborative mindset, capable of driving decisions and managing multiple projects and deadlines concurrently.
• Experience working in the financial industry with a foundational understanding of basic financial concepts.
• Proficiency in translating business requirements into technical requirements using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).

Bonus Points

• Experience with Rally.

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About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

• Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match.

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.