Scrum Master

Kestra Holdings; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

401(k) and health insurance

Supportive, collaborative environment

Professional growth opportunities

Training and development

Job summary

Kestra Holdings is seeking a talented Scrum Master to support multiple Scrum and Kanban teams within the Data, Analytics & AI Platform group in Austin, TX. You will drive efficiency, predictability, and collaboration across data-centric deliverables.

You will coach teams on Agile practices, enable backlog management with Product Owners, and remove impediments to deliver value-driven outcomes. This role emphasizes cross-time-zone coordination and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Scrum Master experience.
• 5+ years of overall technology experience.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies (Scrum + Kanban).
• Experience with Jira or similar issue-tracking tool (Jira Service Management desired).
• Experience with distributed teams across time zones and resolving related challenges.
• Experience with data lifecycle & pipelines (ingestion → transformation → consumption).
• Exposure to analytics and AI/ML workflows is a plus.
• Experience in the financial industry and awareness of basic financial concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, daily standups, backlogs, retrospectives, release planning.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain backlog health, prioritization, and value-driven delivery.
• Identify, remove, and elevate impediments, risks, and organizational barriers.
• Coordinate dependencies and collaboration across distributed teams and time zones.
• Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile principles and self-organization.
• Foster accountability, transparency, and continuous learning.
• Lead and improve release planning and delivery processes for engineering teams.
• Use Agile metrics to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Promote engineering best practices: predictable delivery, automation, continuous delivery, debt management.
• Stay current with industry practices and experiment with new techniques.
• Uphold Kestra’s core values in daily interactions and delivery commitments.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Jira

Jira Service Management

Distributed teams

Data analytics & AI workflows

Finance industry knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

Jira Service Management

Job description

Encino Building #2, 5707 Southwest Parkway, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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 elevate 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.
• 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)
• 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

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.

Disclosure

By applying to a job at Kestra Financial, Inc., you are agreeing to the following statements:

• 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.