Scrum Master I

Cummins Inc.; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN seeks a Scrum Master I to lead Agile practices within the Systems/IT organization. You will coach teams, partner with Product Owners, and facilitate ceremonies to improve predictability and value delivery.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced software environment on a full‑time, on‑site basis.

Qualifications

• College or university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject is required or equivalent experience.
• Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM, or SSM are preferred.
• Export controls licensing may be applicable to this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead adoption and maturation of Agile practices to deliver high‑quality solutions aligned to business priorities.
• Coach and mentor teams, promote servant leadership, and support continuous learning.
• Partner with Product Owners to prioritize work and refine backlogs.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and planning to improve predictability and delivery.
• Create a collaborative, self‑organizing team environment with ownership.
• Track team performance with Agile metrics and program boards to guide decisions.
• Remove obstacles and shield the team from external disruptions.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to maximize value delivery.

Skills

Agile methods

Scrum Master

Coaching teams

Servant leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Agile Certification (CSM/PSM/SSM)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SAFe tools

Job description

We are looking for a talented Scrum Master I to join our team specializing in Systems/IT for our Corporate organization in Columbus, IN.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead the adoption and maturation of Agile practices, helping teams consistently deliver high-quality solutions that align with business priorities and customer needs.




• Serve as a coach and mentor to team members, fostering Agile mindsets, promoting servant leadership principles, and supporting continuous learning and development.




• Partner closely with Product Owners to prioritize work, refine backlogs, and ensure teams are focused on delivering the highest business value.




• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and planning activities, using estimation and prioritization techniques to improve predictability, efficiency, and delivery outcomes.




• Create a collaborative, transparent, and self-organizing team environment that empowers individuals to take ownership and achieve shared goals.




• Track and communicate team performance through Agile metrics, burn-down charts, burn-up charts, and program boards to identify risks, measure progress, and drive informed decision-making.




• Remove obstacles and proactively address impediments that impact team productivity, enabling faster delivery and protecting the team from external disruptions.




• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, aligning business and technology teams to maximize value delivery and support continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.




• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.




• Global perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.




• Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.




• Agile Systems Thinking - Embraces a holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems to ensure the economic success of the solution.




• Building High Performance Teams - Identifies and applies critical skills and Lean-Agile principles and practices in the creation of high-performing Agile teams to construct high-quality, well designed technical solutions.




• Continuous Delivery Pipeline - Implements the workflows, activities, and automation by providing the enterprise with the capability to shepherd a new piece of functionality all the way from ideation to an on-demand release of value to the end user.




• DevOps and Release on Demand - Implements DevOps and a continuous delivery pipeline by providing the enterprise with the capability to release value, in whole or in part, at any time necessary to meet market and customer demand.




• Lean Agile and SAFe Mindset - Advocates for and leads others in the concepts of the Agile Manifesto and Lean thinking in support of adopting and applying the 9 SAFe principles and practices for the organization.




• Planning and Managing Ceremonies - Plans, schedules, and leads ceremonies that create a cadence for the team to maximize productivity, promote collaboration, maintain transparency, and inspect and adapt so the team can continuously learn and improve.




• Release Planning - Plans and manages the release of capabilities, features or products using inputs from the prioritized roadmap, planning, available resources and skills to communicate expected availability and releases of capability.




• Project Management - Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule and resources for a temporary effort (a “project”). Ensures results/impact from temporary effort are fully realized as possible.




• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience required.




• Agile Certification (Certified Scrum Master - CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or Safe Scrum Master Certification (SSM) are preferred.




• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

• Experience working in a software development organization and in an Agile environment as a scrum master demonstrating knowledge and practical experience of the Lean methodology, principles and tools are preferred.

Additional Responsibilities:

The Scrum Master helps foster the culture of technical discipline and craftsmanship that is the hallmark of effective Agile teams.

Builds a high-performing team – Focuses on ever-improving team dynamics and performance and coaches the team in self-management.

Helps the team resolve interpersonal conflicts and challenges and identify opportunities for growth. Escalates people problems to management where necessary, but only after internal team processes have failed to resolve the issue; helps individuals.

Responsibilities on the train – The Scrum Master helps coordinate inter-team cooperation and helps the team operate well on the train.

The Scrum Master supports the team’s efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams. They frequently represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS), Dependency management, helping the team remain aware of opportunities to engage and improve program effectiveness. They also often help the team build effective relationships? with the System Team, User Experience, Architecture, and Shared Services.

Supports SAFe adoption – The Scrum Master supports the overall adoption of SAFe across the enterprise by coaching stakeholders and other non-agile teams on effective interactions with agile teams, participating in the Scrum Master Community of Practice, and supporting the organization’s SPCs. Facilitate the Inspect and Adapt problem solving and provide metrics data on team performance to the organization.

The Scrum Master works with other Scrum Masters and stakeholders to help the team contribute towards improving the overall development Value Stream. Assists the team in preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt. Supports estimating – Guides the team in establishing normalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimate Features and Capabilities.

Job Systems/Information Technology

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2433735

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site No

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