Senior Scrum Master - Scale Agile Delivery & Mentorship

Standtogether

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 165,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match

Health plan

Dental plan

Peloton wellness program

Talkspace mental health support

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to lead the most complex delivery teams, mentor other Scrum Masters, and contribute to the growth of StandTogether’s Agile practice. You will refine playbooks, maintain Jira data integrity, and ensure high standards across ceremonies and reporting.

You will work within a structured Agile environment, partnering with platform and enterprise teams to navigate cross-team dependencies and deliver measurable improvements for our partners and community

Qualifications

Substantial Scrum Master experience across multiple teams and delivery environments.
The interpersonal depth to build trust quickly on difficult teams.
Expert-level Jira skills: backlog management, workflow configuration, dashboard and reporting development.
Strong diagnostic instincts: distinguish between team, process, and organizational problems.
Ability to adapt approach to teams at different maturity levels.
Experience operating within a structured Agile practice.
Background supporting platform, data, or enterprise technology teams.
Experience building or scaling Agile practices, not inheriting mature ones.
Demonstrated ability to create templates, guides, and operating standards used by teams.
Experience mentoring and developing other Agile practitioners.

Responsibilities

Facilitate Agile ceremonies—standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and reviews with preparation and time-boxing.
Take primary Scrum Master responsibility for the most complex or highest-stakes delivery teams.
Build trust and psychological safety to make retrospectives honest and actionable.
Maintain backlog health in Jira with properly categorized, sized, and ready work.
Apply standardized ticket structures to improve definition of ready and reporting integrity.
Track sprint metrics including velocity and estimated vs actual effort.
Facilitate root-cause analysis of blockers and carryover with actionable outcomes.
Maintain Jira workflow integrity across teams for reliable data.
Identify impediments crossing team boundaries and escalate as needed.
Mentor less experienced Scrum Masters through coaching and feedback.
Contribute to SM playbooks, templates, and operating standards.
Participate in practice-level discussions representing the practitioner perspective.