Scrum Master (Remote)

Role Overview

Scrum Master / Agile Coach for an Agile team operating in a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment. You will act as a servant leader and coach, enabling team execution of Agile practices while also supporting cross-team and program-level alignment (PI planning, ART success).

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for a team practicing SAFe Agile
• Facilitate core events: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives
• Act as a servant leader: remove impediments and support the team’s progress
• Support cross-team coordination and dependencies across teams
• Help integrate the team’s work into Program Increment (PI) planning
• Contribute to the success of the Agile Release Train (ART) in SAFe
• Coach teams to live Agile values and principles and apply best practices
• Work with a cohort of Agile Coaches to develop fit-for-purpose models and support new/existing agile teams

Additional Duties / Coaching & Enablement

• Ensure the team identifies vision, goals, scope, KPIs, and product domains
• Train teams to enable enterprise-wide adoption of the business agility framework
• Educate stakeholders and roles on Agile principles; deliver training sessions
• Provide feedback and coach teams to advance maturity
• Develop and deliver training on Agile-Lean practices
• Co-develop continuous process improvement initiatives with Agile coach/trainer communities of practice
• Provide tools to reduce waste and drive improvement

Requirements

• SAFe Agile experience (required)
• SAFe Scrum Master experience (required)
• SAFe Scrum Master Certification OR CSM is required (SAFe preference)
• Strong business acumen and advanced knowledge of the software development lifecycle and methodologies
• Lean-Agile methodologies/practices/tools (example tools: Azure DevOps, Jira)
• Demonstrated ability to apply Agile at scale and lead cultural/organizational change (e.g., SAFe or LeSS)
• Experience with two or more Agile/Lean frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Extreme Programming)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree OR 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required
• 3-5 years as an active Agile Coach
• 8 years experience on an Agile team
• Track record supporting agile teams in the Healthcare industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to build relationships and influence outcomes

Nice to Have

• Experience with Azure DevOps (preferred)