Senior Scrum Master - Fully Remote
Magellan Health
full-remoteseniorpermanentproduct-managementengineering-managementother Maryland Heights, MO 83 days ago via LinkedIn
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ScrumAgileJiraJira SoftwareServant LeadershipDaily StandupSprint PlanningSprint ReviewsAgile Release Train (ART)Continuous Improvement
About the role
Role Overview
Senior Scrum Master (Fully Remote) responsible for coaching and facilitating one-to-many IT teams delivering medium-complexity products in a fast-changing environment.
Responsibilities
- Coach and facilitate Agile/Scrum teams to achieve sprint goals and continuously improve team processes
- Support Product Managers/Owners and peer Scrum Masters to foster self-aware, cross-trained, continuously improving teams
- Lead and facilitate key ceremonies:
- Daily scrums
- Sprint planning
- Sprint reviews
- Agile Release Train (ART) sync meetings
- Eliminate impediments/barriers and protect teams from outside interference during sprints
- Drive transparency, inspection, and adaptation
- Manage team delivery on sprint outcomes; ensure backlog health and readiness for execution
- Partner on short- and long-term release planning and help maintain an IT forecasting/roadmap
- Conduct demand and capacity planning models
- Track deliverables and report progress each sprint using defined metrics
- Oversee and support execution across scope, budget, timeline, quality, and deliverables aligned to business goals
- Influence stakeholders and act as a liaison between clients and delivery teams
- Participate in project estimation sessions with technical and business stakeholders
Requirements
- 4+ years related IT engineering experience
- 2+ years as a Scrum Master in Agile software development delivering medium complexity products
- Servant leadership mindset
- Experience executing Scrum in a quickly changing environment; flexible and adaptable
- Strong Scrum methodology expertise aligned to the 2020 Scrum Guide
- Must be motivated to drive change
- Advanced Jira knowledge (preferred)
Nice to Have
- Advanced Jira expertise
About Magellan Health
Magellan Health is a healthcare company focused on helping people access high-quality health services. The role sits within their IT delivery organization, working with Agile teams to support healthcare-focused initiatives.
Scraped 7/2/2026