SCRUM Master [AQ-19664]

Aquent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental plans

Paid sick leave

Retirement plans with match

Free online training (Aquent Gymnasium

Job summary

Aquent is partnering with a leading financial organization in Austin to recruit a Senior Scrum Master who will drive agile delivery across multiple teams responsible for messaging apps and integration initiatives. You will coach teams, facilitate ceremonies, and ensure on-time, within-budget releases in a fast-paced financial tech environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Owners, stakeholders, and QA, leveraging Jira/Confluence and best practices to improve velocity and quality

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Certified Scrum Master.
• Proficient with Jira and Confluence for Scrum artifacts.
• Strong understanding of agile software development and SDLC.
• Experience leading large, complex financial tech projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence.
• Ability to coach teams to higher performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate all agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retros, release planning).
• Champion agile practices and mentor teams.
• Serve as interface between developers, Product Owners, and stakeholders.
• Identify risks and impediments, and implement mitigation plans.
• Monitor velocity, progress, and releases; maintain process docs.
• Provide clear updates and escalate business impacts as needed.
• Support self-organizing teams and ensure potentially releasable increments.
• Leverage Scrum tools to coordinate deliverables.

Skills

Certified Scrum Master

Jira & Confluence

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Risk & impediment management

BDD knowledge

Tools

Rally

Job description

Aquent is partnering with a leading organization at the forefront of the financial industry, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and maintaining robust, business-critical applications. This is an unparalleled opportunity to join a team that thrives on technology and innovation, impacting how critical systems are developed and delivered, and offering significant growth and impact for top-tier talent.

Are you a seasoned professional ready to elevate your career by leading multiple dynamic teams? We are seeking an exceptional individual to drive agile excellence and significantly impact the development of cutting-edge messaging applications and crucial integration initiatives. In this pivotal agile leadership role, you will empower teams, streamline processes, and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software that underpins success, directly contributing to the evolution of critical financial technologies.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and facilitate all agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning, ensuring efficient and productive sessions.
• Champion agile software development practices, influencing team members and stakeholders to embrace and adhere to methodologies.
• Act as a vital interface between the development teams, Product Owners, and key stakeholders across project management, business, and quality assurance to ensure alignment and successful, on-time, and within-budget project delivery.
• Proactively identify and manage project dependencies, risks, and impediments, establishing mitigation plans to keep projects on track.
• Monitor and communicate team velocity, sprint progress, and release status, maintaining comprehensive process documentation.
• Provide clear, concise updates and escalations, highlighting business impacts to relevant parties.
• Empower teams to self-organize, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and ensuring that each increment of functionality is potentially releasable.
• Coach and support teams in making appropriate commitments, facilitating conflict resolution, and protecting them from distractions to achieve sprint goals.
• Leverage various scrum tools and frameworks to enhance team efficiency and coordination, ensuring synchronized deliverables for successful product releases.

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years of experience as a Certified Scrum Master.
• Demonstrated expertise in utilizing Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) for maintaining Scrum Boards, including feature breakdown into Epics, User Stories, Tasks, and Subtasks.
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures, coupled with a deep grasp of the software development life cycle.
• Proven experience working with agile methodologies on large-scale, technically complex projects.
• Exceptional communication (written and verbal), organizational, and time management skills, with a strong ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Highly adaptable to changing environments, self-motivated, and creative in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Ability to coach teams to their highest potential, hold members accountable, set clear performance standards, and resolve issues to keep teams engaged and on task.
• Collaborative mindset, capable of driving decisions and managing multiple projects and deadlines concurrently.
• Experience working in the financial industry with a foundational understanding of basic financial concepts.
• Proficiency in translating business requirements into technical requirements using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).

Bonus Points

• Experience with Rally.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.