Senior Scrum Master for FinTech Delivery

Aquent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Experience with Rally

Job summary

Aquent is partnering with a leading financial industry innovator to hire an experienced Scrum Master in Austin, TX. You will lead multiple dynamic teams, drive agile excellence, and ensure delivery of high-quality software critical to core financial systems.

You will coach teams, manage milestones, and coordinate with Product Owners and stakeholders to keep initiatives on track while embracing continuous improvement and best practices in agile delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Certified Scrum Master.
• Proficient with Atlassian Jira and Confluence for maintaining Scrum Boards.
• Experience with agile software development in large-scale, technically complex projects.
• Strong communication, organizational and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, release planning).
• Champion agile software development practices across teams and stakeholders.
• Interface between development teams, Product Owners and management to ensure alignment and on-time delivery.
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks, and impediments with mitigation plans.
• Monitor team velocity, sprint progress and release status; maintain process documentation.
• Provide clear updates and escalations on business impact to stakeholders.
• Foster self-organization and continuous improvement for releasable increments.
• Coach teams to commit, resolve conflicts, and stay focused on sprint goals.
• Leverage Scrum tools and frameworks to synchronize deliverables for releases.

Skills

Certified Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Financial industry experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Aquent is partnering with a leading financial industry innovator to hire an experienced Scrum Master in Austin, TX. You will lead multiple dynamic teams, drive agile excellence, and ensure delivery of high-quality software critical to core financial systems.

You will coach teams, manage milestones, and coordinate with Product Owners and stakeholders to keep initiatives on track while embracing continuous improvement and best practices in agile delivery.