Scrum Master

Learntastic Group; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

LearnTastic is seeking an experienced Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to guide agile teams, facilitate effective delivery, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes coaching, Scrum and Kanban, collaboration with Product Owners and engineering, and delivering transparent reporting on progress and risks using Jira/Confluence/Azure DevOps. This is a remote opportunity with a global team and 5+ years of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 5+ years as Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or similar delivery lead role.
• Strong hands-on Scrum knowledge and Agile practices.
• Experience with Scrum and/or Kanban; coaching cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as servant leader and Agile coach for teams.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and backlogs with Product Owners.
• Coach Kanban teams on workflow, WIP limits, and delivery.
• Identify and remove impediments, blockers, and risks.
• Monitor progress with velocity, cycle time, and throughput.
• Maintain visibility of progress and dependencies in Jira/Confluence/Azure DevOps.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Delivery Lead

Kanban

Agile coach

Cross-functional coaching

Remote teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

LearnTastic is seeking an experienced, results-driven Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to join our growing team. This role is responsible for guiding Agile teams, facilitating effective delivery practices, removing impediments, and supporting continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience as a Scrum Master, with a solid understanding of Scrum values, principles, and practices. Candidates with strong Kanban and Agile delivery experience will also be considered, particularly those with experience coaching teams, managing workflow, and driving continuous improvement.

Working closely with Product Owners, Engineering teams, Account Managers, and internal stakeholders, the Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead will help ensure effective planning, collaboration, transparency, and successful delivery.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader and Agile coach, supporting teams in applying Scrum, Kanban, and Agile principles.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
• Support Kanban teams with workflow management, prioritization, reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor development teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile practices and ways of working.
• Help teams become self-organizing, accountable, collaborative, and high-performing.
• Identify and remove impediments, blockers, risks, and dependencies impacting delivery.
• Facilitate effective decision-making, collaboration, and conflict resolution.
• Partner with Product Owners on backlog management, prioritization, refinement, and delivery planning.
• Monitor team progress and performance using relevant Agile metrics such as velocity, cycle time, throughput, and predictability.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives, Agile experiments, and process improvements.
• Support product demonstrations, testing activities, and other delivery-related events.
• Provide stakeholders with clear updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery performance.
• Maintain accurate team and project information in tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Agile Delivery Lead, or similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Scrum and a solid understanding of Agile principles and practices.
• Strong working knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban.
• Proven experience coaching and mentoring cross-functional, self-organizing teams.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, workshops, retrospectives, and stakeholder meetings.
• Demonstrated ability to remove impediments and manage risks, blockers, and dependencies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence and coach without relying on formal authority.
• Strong organizational skills, accountability, and commitment to delivery.
• Experience working with remote or distributed teams is preferred.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) through Scrum Alliance or equivalent Scrum certification such as PSM.
• SAFe certification or experience in a scaled Agile environment.
• Strong Kanban experience, including flow management, WIP limits, cycle time, and throughput.
• Experience working with both Scrum and Kanban teams.
• Experience coaching Product Owners, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Experience in software development, technology, SaaS, or product organizations.

What Success Looks Like

• Teams demonstrate increasing ownership, autonomy, collaboration, and accountability.
• Impediments and delivery risks are identified and addressed proactively.
• Scrum ceremonies and/or Kanban practices are purposeful and focused on delivering value.
• Teams continuously improve their processes, workflow, and ways of working.
• Stakeholders have clear visibility into priorities, progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Teams deliver predictable, high-quality results while maintaining a sustainable pace.

Location: Remote