Scrum Master

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Coach Agile teams on Scrum principles, self-organization, and continuous improvement
• Partner with Product Owners to ensure a well-groomed, prioritized backlog
• Facilitate release planning and track release readiness, dependencies, and risks
• Identify, track, and proactively mitigate delivery, capacity, dependency, and quality risks
• Monitor sprint commitments against team capacity and historical velocity
• Track estimation accuracy, predictability trends, and unplanned work
• Create and maintain real-time Agile dashboards for sprint and release visibility
• Communicate delivery status, risks, and insights to stakeholders
• Ensure adherence to relevant delivery, quality, and compliance standards (as applicable)
• Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Scrum, Kanban, and Agile principles
• Hands-on experience facilitating Agile teams as a Scrum Master
• Solid understanding of Agile release planning and dependency management
• Ability to analyze capacity, velocity, and estimation metrics
• Experience creating delivery dashboards and reports
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to identify risks early and drive mitigation collaboratively
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Scrum certification such as CSM, PSM I/II, or SAFe Scrum Master (preferred)
• Agile or Lean-related training or certifications

Experience

• 6–12 years of overall experience in software delivery environments
• 4+ years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach
• Proven experience supporting Agile release planning and delivery transparency
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering and product teams
• Exposure to scaled Agile or multi-team environments is a plus

Leadership Competencies

• Conflict Resolution & Facilitation
• Risk management
• Servant Leadership
• Agile Coaching & Mentorship
• Delivery Transparency & Accountability
• Stakeholder Influence & Collaboration
• Quality & Standards Mindset