Scrum Master

The Planet Group; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking a Scrum Master for a remote, 7-month contract. The role requires strong leadership of multiple agile teams, deep knowledge of BI/Analytics, data warehousing, and data governance. You will collaborate with business partners, manage backlogs, and drive agile practices across the organization.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years as a Scrum Master, experience with ETL/data conversion/MDM, and familiarity with SAFe and Jira. Remote work setup and a 40-hour week are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a scrum-master role leading scrums for ETL, data conversion, and/or MDM.
• Experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).
• Experience leading and managing multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead scrums for BI/Analytics and data warehousing.
• Coordinate multiple agile teams and manage backlogs in Jira.
• Identify risks, remove blockers, and ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

JIRA

Data governance

BI/Analytics

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SAFe

Job description

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: Remote

Contract length: 7 months

Schedule: 40 hrs; 8a to 5p

Pay: $65/hr to $72/hr, DOE

Job Overview:

We have an immediate opening for a Project Manager/Scrum Master. Our team is responsible for BI/Analytics, a data lake platform, master data management (MDM), data integration, data conversion, data quality, data architecture, data modeling, data literacy, and data governance. Data is one of our most valuable assets, and we strive to become a more data-literate and data-driven organization. This position will work on a small, collaborative team that uses agile practices to deliver value to our business partners. This position must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and identify innovative solutions. This position must have strong technical knowledge in data management and experience in managing multiple scrum boards for both project work and operations.

Top Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years in a scrum-master role leading scrums for ETL, data conversion, and/or MDM

Nice to Have:

• Experience implemented SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

Key Requirements:

• Experience leading and managing multiple agile teams using Scrum/agile methodologies. Must have experience leading scrums for business intelligence and data warehousing
• Knowledge of both agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
• Experience in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project/operational work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Experience directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately
• Sufficient technical experience with data management and analytics to provide highly credible leadership to technical teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks, issues, and roadblocks
• Managing team progress/status through JIRA
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to influence others and to interact with individuals at all levels
• Ability to work productively with cross-functional working groups and across organizational layers
• Strong interpersonal skills, including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in agile project management tools such as Jira or equivalent
• Preferred experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)