Scrum Master

Jobtailor; Criders Corners (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor, based in Pennsylvania, is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile teams and ensure timely sprint delivery. This senior role requires a track record of 10+ years in Agile software development and a strong background in financial services technology.

You will facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, and coach teams on Scrum and Agile practices. Collaboration with Product Owners, developers, QA, and stakeholders is essential to align priorities and deliver value.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as Scrum Master in software development environments.
• Strong experience in Wealth Management, Banking, or Financial Services tech.
• Hands‑on with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, ensuring successful sprint execution and delivery.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
• Coach and mentor teams on Agile principles, Scrum framework, and best practices to improve team maturity and productivity.
• Identify, manage, and remove impediments to ensure the team can deliver sprint commitments effectively.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, QA Engineers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and project goals.
• Track sprint progress, team velocity, burndown metrics, and delivery status using Agile reporting tools.
• Promote continuous improvement by facilitating retrospectives and implementing actionable process enhancements.
• Coordinate cross‑team dependencies and support release planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise Agile standards, governance, and delivery practices.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and high‑performing Agile team culture.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile coaching

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Business or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, ensuring successful sprint execution and delivery.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
• Coach and mentor teams on Agile principles, Scrum framework, and best practices to improve team maturity and productivity.
• Identify, manage, and remove impediments to ensure the team can deliver sprint commitments effectively.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, QA Engineers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and project goals.
• Track sprint progress, team velocity, burndown metrics, and delivery status using Agile reporting tools.
• Promote continuous improvement by facilitating retrospectives and implementing actionable process enhancements.
• Coordinate cross‑team dependencies and support release planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise Agile standards, governance, and delivery practices.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and high‑performing Agile team culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 10+ years of experience working as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments.
• Strong experience supporting Wealth Management, Banking, or Financial Services technology projects.
• Hands‑on experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate across distributed teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics, sprint planning, backlog management, and release planning.