Senior Scrum Master

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

401(k)

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Kestra Holdings seeks a talented Senior Scrum Master to support our Data, Analytics & AI Platform group in Austin. You will partner with multiple Scrum/Kanban teams to enhance efficiency, predictability, and collaboration across data initiatives.

You’ll coach teams and stakeholders in Agile practices, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement while aligning with Kestra’s core values and business priorities.

Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Master preferred.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience operating as a Scrum Master in both Scrum and Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (planning, daily, refinement, retrospectives, release planning).
• Partner with Product Owners on backlog management and value delivery.
• Identify and elevate impediments and risks affecting delivery.
• Coordinate dependencies across distributed teams and time zones.
• Coach teams on Agile principles and self-organization.
• Provide leadership and coaching within the Scrum Master team.
• Foster accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Lead and improve release planning and delivery processes.
• Use Agile metrics to drive improvements and track team performance.
• Promote engineering best practices including predictable delivery and technical debt management.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Jira

Distributed teams

Data domain

Databricks

Profisee

Leadership

Risk removal

Continuous improvement

Tools

Jira Service Management

Job description

Kestra Holdings offers industry-leading wealth management platforms for independent wealth management professionals nationwide. Kestra is dedicated to empowering independent financial professionals—including traditional and hybrid RIAs—to grow their businesses and deliver exceptional client service. We combine advanced business management technology with personalized consulting to provide unmatched scale, efficiency, and support. Our advisor-focused culture is built on innovation and advocacy, enabling advisors to offer comprehensive securities and investment advisory solutions to their clients.

Lead with Purpose. Partner with Impact.

Kestra is seeking a talented,experiencedSeniorScrum Mastertosupport our Data, Analytics & AI Platformgroup. In this role, you willpartner withmultiple Scrum and/or Kanban teamstostrengthenefficiency, predictability,and collaborationacrossdynamicData,Analytics,and AIinitiatives.Aspart of Kestra’sScrum Master team,you willapplyyour experience andAgile expertisetohelp align teamsand Scrum Mastersaroundconsistentpractices, improve delivery effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.

What you’ll Do:

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlog management, prioritization, and value-driven delivery.
• Identify, remove, and elevate impediments, risks, and organizational barriers that impact team performance and delivery.

• Coordinate dependencies, issue resolution, and collaboration across distributed teams and multiple time zones.

• Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum practices, continuous improvement, and self-organization.
• Provide leadership and coaching within our Scrum Master team.

• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, healthy communication, and continuous learning.

• Lead and continuously improve release planning and delivery processes, enabling engineering teams to focus on execution and Product Owners to focus on business priorities.

• Use Agile metrics and performance data to identify trends, measure team effectiveness, and drive corrective actions and process improvements.

• Promote engineering best practices, including predictable delivery, automation, continuous delivery, technical debt management, and product sustainability.

• Stay current with industry practices;experiment withnew techniques to improveteams’Agile maturity and effectiveness.

• UpholdKestra’score values (Make it Happen, One Team, Serve) in daily interactions and delivery commitments.

What You Bring:

• Must have 5+ years’ Scrum Master experience.

• Must have 3-5 years’ experience working with teams in a data domain, ideally with experience in Cloud-based data platforms, e.g. Databricks, and master data management tools, e.g. Profisee.

• Must have10+ years of overall technologyindustry experience.

• Certified Scrum Master (preferred).
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban (and experience operatingas a Scrum Master in bothframeworks).

• Strong experiencewith Jira, orasimilarissue-trackingtool.Experience with Jira Service Management is desired.

• Experience with distributed teams across multiple time zones and resolving the challenges this can present.

• Experience with data lifecycle & pipelines (ingestion → transformation → consumption).

• Understanding of batch vs streaming vs near-real-time delivery.

• Awareness of data quality, lineage, and governance dependencies.
• Exposure to analytics and AI/ML workflows is a plus, including supporting teams delivering data science and machine learning use cases.

• Experience working in the financial industry and awareness of basic financial concepts.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Internal Application Policy:

Internal applicants must be in good standing and have a minimum of 1 year of service with Kestra. Internal applicants must also have a minimum of 1 year service in current role unless approved by EVP.

Benefits to support you:

• Competitive pay and benefits with a large employer (over 1600 employees nationwide)
• 401(k), health insurance, and a competitive benefits package
• Work in a supportive, collaborative environment committed to professional excellence
• Help clients navigate meaningful financial decisions with confidence
• Opportunities for training, development, and long-term growth within the firm
• Tuition reimbursement for qualified expenses

Kestra Values:

Our Mission is Powering Financial Independence, enabling the growth and success of investing clients and the advisors who serve them. We do that by living our values: Serve, Make it Happen, and One team.

Explore Life at Kestra

Kestra Holdings Website: https://www.kestrafinancial.com/

Careers Portal: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/kestra/KESTRACAREERSITE

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kestra-financial

Disclosure

By applying to a job at Kestra Financial, Inc., you are agreeing to the following statements:

• You acknowledge that if hired, Kestra Financial, Inc. may, obtain and use background information concerning your credit, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, work habits, performance and experience for evaluation for your potential employment.
• It is the policy of Kestra Financial to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Kestra Financial prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.