Scrum Master

Eliassen Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401(k) with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr. Scrum Master to lead onsite teams in Cincinnati, OH, starting August or September 2026. This role focuses on building high-performing, autonomous teams within enterprise financial services and large corporations, with relocation accepted for onsite work.

Candidates should demonstrate deep Scrum expertise, mentoring abilities, and strong collaboration across technical and product teams, while applying agile and systems thinking throughout the software lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding and background leveraging the Scrum Framework and principles of agility in IT development team environment.
• Building high performing teams that utilize inspect and adapt loops to continuously learn and improve
• Critical and creative problem-solving skills
• Present teach, mentor, and facilitate at multiple levels of the organization, particularly inside of a technical team environment
• Application of systems analysis techniques and procedures related to modernization initiatives

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other team members; values team success over individual success
• Continuously learning regarding Agile, Scrum, coaching, facilitating, emotional intelligence, team dynamics
• Understanding software lifecycle disciplines including PM, Requirements, Analysis & Design, QA & Testing, Deployment, Change Management

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Team facilitation

Mentoring

Emotional intelligence

Agile mindset

Job description

• Sr. Scrum Master position to start in August 2026 or September 2026
• Positions available with enterprise financial services, payment services, and large corporations
• required to be located in Cincinnati, OH for onsite work schedule. Relocation candidates are welcome.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:

· Solid understanding and background leveraging of the Scrum Framework and principles of agility in IT development team environment.

· Building high performing teams that utilize inspect and adapt loops to continuously learn and improve

· Critical and creative problem-solving skills

· Present teach, mentor, and facilitate at multiple levels of the organization, particularly inside of a technical team environment

· Application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consultation with users and product owners about hardware, software, or system function specifications related to application modernization initiatives

· Collaborates with other team members; values team success over individual success

· Continuous learning regarding Agile, Scrum, coaching, facilitating, emotional intelligence, team dynamics, listening for self and team

· Understanding and leveraging software lifecycle development disciplines - Project Management, Requirements Management, Analysis & Design, Quality Assurance & Testing (BDD/TDD), Implementation, Deployment, Configuration & Change Management

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70 - $75 / hr. w2

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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