Scrum Master

Pivot Point Solutions; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Part time

Job summary

Pivot Point Solutions, a California-based technology consulting firm, seeks a Senior Scrum Master to drive Agile delivery for an ERP transformation involving SAP S/4HANA and related systems in Oakland.

The role requires leading one to two cross-functional teams in a hybrid environment (onsite Tue-Thu), coordinating with SAP consultants, product owners, and IT stakeholders to ensure timely, quality releases over a 6-month contract at $71.28–$83.81/hour.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Scrum Master in enterprise-scale Agile programs.
• Experience supporting SAP ERP transformations or SAP implementations.
• Strong Scrum/Kanban knowledge in complex delivery environments.
• Experience in hybrid Agile/Waterfall governance models.
• SAFe or similar framework experience.
• Familiarity with SAP Activate and SAP S/4HANA lifecycle.
• Proficiency with Jira for backlog and delivery management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for one to two SAP Agile teams.
• Facilitate Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives.
• Coordinate with Product Owners, SAP consultants, functional leads, and system integrators.
• Maintain sprint backlogs, refine stories, and assist with estimation and sizing.
• Identify blockers, dependencies, risks, and resolve delivery challenges.
• Align Agile delivery with program governance, release plans, RAID, and milestones.
• Support data migration, testing, deployment, and cutover activities.
• Participate in PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and cross-team planning.
• Collaborate with Release Train Engineers, Solution Architects, and other Scrum Masters.
• Track velocity, burndown, backlog health, and team performance.
• Use Jira/Confluence to maintain visibility into progress.

Skills

Scrum Master

Enterprise Agile

Kanban

SAFe

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Jira knowledge

Tools

Jira

Job description

Pivot Point Solutions is a California-based technology consulting firm that specializes in delivering IT solutions and support for the construction and utility industries. We partner with organizations across the state to provide reliable technology services that improve operational efficiency, enhance project delivery, and support critical business systems.

Our team understands the unique technology challenges facing construction and utility organizations, from field operations and infrastructure projects to enterprise applications and cybersecurity. By combining industry expertise with responsive service, we help clients modernize their technology environments, streamline workflows, and maintain secure, reliable IT systems that support long-term growth.

Job Overview

Title: Scrum Master Sector: Information Technology / Enterprise Applications Seniority: Senior Level Location: Oakland, CA Job Type: Hybrid - Onsite Tuesday through Thursday Contract Length: 6 Months Compensation: $71.28 - $83.81/hour

Role Overview

Pivot Point Solutions is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support Agile delivery within a large-scale, multi-year ERP transformation. This role will lead one to two cross-functional teams supporting SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, and related enterprise systems across areas such as finance, supply chain, human resources, enterprise health and safety, data, reporting, and analytics.

This position requires more than traditional Scrum facilitation. The Scrum Master will operate within a hybrid Agile environment, balancing Agile team delivery with structured program governance, SAP implementation methodologies, cross-workstream dependencies, data migration, testing, release planning, and cutover activities.

Your Day-to-Day Activities

• Serve as Scrum Master and servant leader for one to two cross-functional SAP Agile teams.
• Facilitate Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, SAP consultants, functional leads, technical teams, and system integration partners.
• Maintain effective sprint backlogs and facilitate story refinement, prioritization, estimation, and sizing.
• Identify and help resolve blockers, dependencies, risks, and delivery challenges across SAP and legacy-system workstreams.
• Coordinate Agile team activities with structured program governance, including release plans, RAID management, milestones, and stage-gate requirements.
• Support integration between Agile delivery and traditionally managed activities such as data migration, testing, deployment, and cutover.
• Participate in scaled Agile activities including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and cross-team planning.
• Collaborate with Release Train Engineers, Solution Architects, other Scrum Masters, and program leadership to synchronize delivery.
• Track and communicate Agile delivery metrics such as velocity, burndown, backlog health, and team performance.
• Use Jira and Confluence or comparable tools to manage delivery activities and maintain visibility into team progress.
• Support SAP Activate practices and alignment between Agile delivery and SAP implementation phases.

The Job Requirements

• 5+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master within enterprise-scale Agile programs.
• Experience supporting an SAP implementation, ERP transformation, or ERP production/support organization.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, SAP ECC, or comparable enterprise ERP platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum and Kanban practices within complex delivery environments.
• Experience working within hybrid Agile/Waterfall governance models.
• Experience managing cross-team dependencies, blockers, risks, and competing priorities.
• Experience participating in scaled Agile delivery using SAFe or a comparable framework.
• Familiarity with SAP Activate and the lifecycle of large SAP implementations.
• Proficiency with Jira for backlog, sprint, and Agile delivery management.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Oakland Tuesday through Thursday.

You’ll Stand Out If You Have

• Direct Scrum Master experience on an SAP S/4HANA implementation or transformation.
• Experience supporting SAP SuccessFactors delivery teams.
• Experience supporting S/4HANA data workstreams involving data conversion, cleansing, migration, reporting, or analytics.
• Experience working within a major utility or similarly complex regulated enterprise.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Activate and SAFe in the same transformation environment.
• Experience coordinating SAP functional teams such as FI/CO, MM, PM, SD, HR/HCM or SuccessFactors.
• Familiarity working alongside SAP technical teams involving Basis, ABAP, integrations, or PI/PO.
• Experience with large system integrators and geographically or functionally distributed SAP delivery teams.

About Pivot Point Solutions

Pivot Point Solutions delivers technology consulting and support services to organizations across California's construction and utility industries. Our consultants support complex technology initiatives spanning enterprise applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and operational systems.

We partner with clients through major technology transformations by providing experienced professionals who can work effectively across technical, business, and program teams while delivering within complex enterprise environments.