Scrum Master — Agile Delivery for Social Impact

Clearpath; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting

Flexible time off

Comprehensive health and dental plans

Wellness support (Peloton and Talkspac

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Stand Together, a philanthropic community, seeks a Scrum Master to lead agile delivery for the Digital Ecosystem engineering teams in Arlington, VA. You will facilitate ceremonies, protect team focus, surface blockers, and ensure the internal and vendor teams work in a steady rhythm.

Five or more years as a Scrum Master or Agile coach, a Certified Scrum Master or equivalent, and strong facilitation are required.

Qualifications

• Five or more years as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or technical project manager on software product teams.
• Certified Scrum Master or equivalent agile certification preferred.
• Experience facilitating across internal and vendor or contractor teams.
• Strong written communication and meeting facilitation.
• Bias toward simple, low-overhead process that supports the team rather than burdens it.
• Background in a startup, early-stage, or entrepreneurial environment.
• Track record of using AI-enabled tools and practices to accelerate your work.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate scrum ceremonies for the internal engineering team: planning, stand-ups, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coordinate cadence and rituals across the internal team, vendor engineering team, and product.
• Maintain and groom the backlog in partnership with product management and engineering leadership.
• Track velocity, throughput, and team health metrics; surface trends to engineering leadership.
• Remove blockers and escalate dependencies the team cannot resolve on its own.
• Coach the team on agile practices, continuous improvement, and effective retrospectives.
• Support release coordination and QA readiness checkpoints.

Skills

Facilitation

Agile coach

Scrum Master

Stakeholder communication

Blocker removal

AI-enabled tooling

Startup environment

Team coaching

Job description

Stand Together, a philanthropic community, seeks a Scrum Master to lead agile delivery for the Digital Ecosystem engineering teams in Arlington, VA. You will facilitate ceremonies, protect team focus, surface blockers, and ensure the internal and vendor teams work in a steady rhythm.

Five or more years as a Scrum Master or Agile coach, a Certified Scrum Master or equivalent, and strong facilitation are required.