Scrum Master - AI Focus

OP; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental Insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

OP is seeking a highly skilled Scrum Master to support Agile delivery across cross-functional teams within our Cybersecurity, Systems, & Resilience organization. You will coach teams, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement with engineering, analytics, and product stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has strong Excel analytics, Power BI expertise, coding skills, and experience applying AI tools to boost productivity and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner, or similar role in a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Strong Excel analytical skills, including the ability to work with data, metrics, and reporting to drive decision-making.
• Practical experience using AI tools across platforms to improve productivity, workflow, and analysis.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI, including dashboard creation, reporting, and data visualization.
• Coding skills in one or more languages or scripting environments preferred.
• Scrum Master certification such as CSM or PSM preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships, foster teamwork, and influence without authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and other project management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Apply coding skills when useful to support analysis, automation, visualization, or technical understanding.
• Leverage AI tools and platforms to improve team efficiency, automate routine tasks, and enhance analysis and communication.
• Use Power BI to build and maintain dashboards, reports, and delivery metrics.
• Coach and mentor teams on Scrum practices, Agile principles, and self-organization.
• Partner with Product Owners to support backlog refinement, prioritization, and delivery planning.
• Identify, track, and help remove impediments that affect team performance or delivery.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and accountability.
• Provide regular status reporting, metrics, and insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technical teams to support discussions around implementation, dependencies, and delivery risks.
• Support Agile transformation efforts through training, coaching, and practical guidance.
• Help bridge communication between business, product, and technical stakeholders.

Skills

Agile principles

Scrum

Kanban

Lean

Excel analytics

Power BI

AI tools

Coding skills

JIRA

Confluence

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Bus

Tools

Power BI

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Scrum Master to support Agile delivery across cross-functional teams within our Cybersecurity, Systems, & Resilience organization. This role requires a strong facilitator who can coach teams, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement, while also bringing strong technical fluency and analytical depth to work effectively with engineering, analytics, and product stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have strong Excel analytical skills, coding skills, Power BI expertise, and the ability to utilize AI tools across platforms to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Apply coding skills when useful to support analysis, automation, visualization, or technical understanding.
• Leverage AI tools and platforms to improve team efficiency, automate routine tasks, and enhance analysis and communication.
• Use Power BI to build and maintain dashboards, reports, and delivery metrics.
• Coach and mentor teams on Scrum practices, Agile principles, and self-organization.
• Partner with Product Owners to support backlog refinement, prioritization, and delivery planning.
• Identify, track, and help remove impediments that affect team performance or delivery.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and accountability.
• Provide regular status reporting, metrics, and insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technical teams to support discussions around implementation, dependencies, and delivery risks.
• Support Agile transformation efforts through training, coaching, and practical guidance.
• Help bridge communication between business, product, and technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner, or similar role in a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Strong Excel analytical skills, including the ability to work with data, metrics, and reporting to drive decision-making.
• Practical experience using AI tools across platforms to improve productivity, workflow, and analysis.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI, including dashboard creation, reporting, and data visualization.
• Coding skills in one or more languages or scripting environments preferred.
• Scrum Master certification such as CSM or PSM preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships, foster teamwork, and influence without authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and other project management platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting cybersecurity, software engineering, or technology delivery teams.
• Additional Agile-related certifications are a plus.

Benefits

• 401(k).
• Dental Insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.

About Us

At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we ve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.