Senior Agile Delivery Lead – Cross-Functional Scrum Master

Saksoft

Spring (TX)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

20 hours ago

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Job summary

Saksoft in Spring, TX is seeking an experienced Scrum Lead / Agile Delivery Lead to drive Agile delivery across cross-functional technology teams. This role requires going beyond ceremonies to actively drive execution, address risks, and improve delivery outcomes with clear accountability.

You will lead sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives; collaborate with Product Owners to maintain a healthy backlog; and coach teams on Agile and Lean practices to deliver measurable

Qualifications

10–15+ years of technology/software delivery experience.
5+ years as Scrum Master/Agile Delivery Lead.
Strong Agile, Scrum and Lean delivery expertise.
Experience leading cross-functional tech teams.
Hands-on Azure DevOps experience.
Ability to translate delivery metrics into actionable improvements.

Responsibilities

Lead Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Own sprint execution and drive predictable delivery outcomes.
Challenge estimates, scope, dependencies, assumptions, and delivery timelines.
Identify delivery risks and impediments early and drive them to closure.
Maintain strong Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD) practices.
Improve sprint predictability and minimize spillovers.
Partner with Product Owners to maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog.
Work across multidisciplinary teams involving product, engineering, QA, data, and business SMEs.
Manage cross-team dependencies and competing priorities.
Use Agile metrics including velocity, throughput, sprint predictability, spillover, and defects to identify improvement opportunities.
Coach teams on Agile and Lean principles while maintaining a strong focus on practical delivery outcomes.