Scrum Master

Kestra Holdings; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Professional development

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kestra Holdings is seeking a talented Scrum Master to support our Data, Analytics & AI Platform group in Austin, TX. You will facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, coach teams, and remove impediments to drive predictable delivery across distributed time zones.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years as Scrum Master, strong Jira experience, and a track record enabling agile maturity. Kestra offers competitive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Scrum Master experience.
• 5+ years of overall technology experience.
• Certified Scrum Master (preferred).
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban).
• Experience with Jira, including Jira Service Management is preferred.
• Experience with distributed teams across time zones.
• Experience with data lifecycle & pipelines, batch vs streaming delivery.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (planning, daily standups, backlog grooming, retrospectives, release planning).
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain backlog health and value-driven delivery.
• Identify and remove impediments and risks impacting team performance.
• Coordinate dependencies across distributed teams and time zones.
• Coach teams on Agile principles and self-organization.
• Promote accountability, transparency, and continuous learning.
• Lead release planning and delivery process improvements.
• Use Agile metrics to identify trends and drive corrective actions.
• Promote best practices for predictable delivery and technical debt management.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Jira

Cross-team collaboration

Communication

Problem-solving

Data analytics

Tools

Jira Service Management

Issue tracking tools

Job description

Kestra Holdings offers industry-leading wealth management platforms for independent wealth management professionals nationwide. Kestra is dedicated to empowering independent financial professionals—including traditional and hybrid RIAs—to grow their businesses and deliver exceptional client service. We combine advanced business management technology with personalized consulting to provide unmatched scale, efficiency, and support. Our advisor-focused culture is built on innovation and advocacy, enabling advisors to offer comprehensive securities and investment advisory solutions to their clients. 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 escalation 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.

Internal Application Policy:

Internal applicants must be in good standing and have a minimum of 1 year of service with Kestra. Internal applicants must also have a minimum of 1 year service in current role unless approved by EVP.

Benefits to support you:

• Competitive pay and benefits with a large employer (over 1600 employees nationwide)
• 401(k), health insurance, and a competitive benefits package
• Work in a supportive, collaborative environment committed to professional excellence
• Help clients navigate meaningful financial decisions with confidence
• Opportunities for training, development, and long-term growth within the firm
• Tuition reimbursement for qualified expenses

Kestra Values:

Our Mission is Powering Financial Independence, enabling the growth and success of investing clients and the advisors who serve them. We do that by living our values: Serve, Make it Happen, and One team.

Explore Life at Kestra

Kestra Holdings Website: https://www.kestrafinancial.com/

Careers Portal: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/kestra/KESTRACAREERSITE

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kestra-financial

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• You acknowledge that if hired, Kestra Financial, Inc. may, obtain and use background information concerning your credit, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, work habits, performance and experience for evaluation for your potential employment.
• It is the policy of Kestra Financial to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Kestra Financial prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.