Scrum Master

Role: Scrum Master

Location: 100% Remote (Contract; based out of Seattle, WA)

Overview

Support a high-profile enterprise initiative in a regulated financial services environment. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver strategic product and platform enhancements, including integration efforts involving third-party services, APIs, and customer-facing digital experiences.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives
• Support program-level planning and backlog refinement
• Coordinate execution across multiple teams and disciplines in a scaled Agile framework
• Identify, track, and communicate RAID items (risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies)
• Partner with Product Owners, stakeholders, and delivery teams to align on priorities and objectives
• Drive continuous improvement to increase delivery predictability and team effectiveness
• Monitor delivery progress and maintain visibility using Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Remove obstacles and help teams stay focused on sprint and program goals

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Scrum Master experience supporting Agile software delivery teams
• Financial services experience (banking, lending, payments, credit cards)
• SAFe certification and/or CSM
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum principles, practices, and metrics
• Experience managing risks, dependencies, and program-level coordination
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps (ADO) for planning, tracking, and reporting
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with API integrations and third-party vendor integrations
• Configuration initiatives
• Digital product/UI-related projects
• Experience within enterprise PMO/EPMO or large-scale delivery organizations