Scrum Master

Vaco; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join a top financial services data organization in Tempe, AZ. This role focuses on facilitation, coaching, and cross-team collaboration to deliver value-driven outcomes in a regulated environment.

You will partner with Product Owners, remove impediments, and steer teams through Scrum and Kanban practices while driving continuous improvement and reliable delivery. A strong communicator with stakeholder management skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Agile ceremonies and coaching teams to higher performance.
• Strong communication and facilitation across distributed stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Scrum and Kanban frameworks with hands-on delivery.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlogs and aligned priorities.
• Identify and remove impediments, risks, and organizational barriers.
• Coordinate dependencies across teams and locations.
• Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile principles and Scrum/Kanban practices.
• Foster accountability, transparency, collaboration, and open communication.
• Drive continuous improvement for team performance and delivery efficiency.
• Support release planning and balance business priorities with technical execution.
• Leverage Agile metrics to evaluate team health and process improvements.
• Encourage best practices including automation and continuous delivery.
• Promote servant leadership and Agile maturity across the organization.
• Stay current on industry trends and apply new techniques where appropriate.
• Demonstrate company values through teamwork and customer focus.

Skills

Facilitation

Coaching

Communication

Stakeholder management

Agile leadership

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Tools

Jira

Jira Service Management

Job description

Our client is a top financial services organization that is looking for a Scrum Master to be a part of their Data Organization.

What You'll Do

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Partner closely with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlogs, align priorities, and enable value-driven delivery.
• Identify, remove, and eliminate impediments, risks, and organizational barriers that impact team effectiveness and successful delivery.
• Coordinate dependencies and promote collaboration across multiple teams, stakeholders, and geographic locations.
• Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, Kanban methodologies, and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and open communication.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance team performance, delivery predictability, and operational efficiency.
• Support release planning and delivery processes, helping teams balance business priorities with technical execution.
• Leverage Agile metrics and performance data to evaluate team health, identify trends, and implement process improvements.
• Encourage engineering and delivery best practices, including automation, continuous delivery, technical debt management, and sustainable development practices.
• Promote team self-organization, servant leadership, and Agile maturity across the organization.
• Stay current on emerging Agile practices, tools, and industry trends and apply new techniques where appropriate.
• Demonstrate and uphold company values through teamwork, customer focus, accountability, and service excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master supporting Agile delivery teams.
• 5+ years of overall technology experience within software development, data, analytics, or related technical environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban, with practical experience supporting teams operating in both methodologies.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams toward higher levels of performance and delivery maturity.
• Strong experience using Jira or similar Agile project management and issue-tracking tools.
• Experience working with distributed teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and facilitation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PSM, or equivalent Agile certification.
• Experience working with data platforms, analytics solutions, and data engineering teams.
• Understanding of the data lifecycle, including data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and consumption.
• Familiarity with batch, streaming, and near-real-time data processing concepts.
• Awareness of data quality, data lineage, governance, and compliance considerations.
• Exposure to AI/ML and data science workflows, including supporting teams delivering machine learning solutions.
• Experience with Jira Service Management or similar service management platforms.
• Experience within the financial services industry or a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of modern delivery practices, DevOps principles, CI/CD, and cloud-based platforms.