Scrum Master

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Scrum Master based in United States.

This is an opportunity to champion Agile practices across high-performing software engineering teams in a fully remote <environment.You> will guide sprint teams toward predictable delivery while fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.The role combines hands-on Scrum leadership with project coordination, stakeholder management, and Agile <coaching.You>’ll work closely with Product Owners, engineering teams, leadership, and cross-functional partners to remove blockers and maintain momentum.Your impact will be measured through stronger team velocity, improved delivery, and reduced <impediments.You>’ll also help evolve Agile practices across the organization and influence leaders on effective ways of working.The ideal candidate is an organized, motivated facilitator who combines technical fluency with empathy, urgency, and strong communication.

Accountabilities

Agile & Scrum Leadership: Champion Agile principles and guide one or more engineering teams in adopting and consistently applying Scrum practices, best practices, and continuous improvement techniques.

Sprint & Delivery Management: Facilitate stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, release planning, retrospectives, and other ceremonies to ensure teams remain aligned with clear sprint goals and delivery commitments.

Impediment Removal: Identify, investigate, and resolve blockers by connecting with external teams and stakeholders, while escalating issues that cannot be resolved within the sprint team.

Team Enablement: Protect teams from external interruptions that could jeopardize sprint objectives, maintain engagement and transparency, and promote collective ownership of deliverables.

Project & Release Coordination: Manage engineering projects and coordinate cross-functional meetings to develop project plans, release plans, status reports, and other delivery artifacts.

Stakeholder Communication: Provide consistent project and sprint updates to senior management, Product Owners, leadership, and other stakeholders while ensuring priorities and expectations remain clear.

Work Tracking & Reporting: Maintain accurate and complete data in team tools, monitor workload commitments, and use delivery metrics such as velocity, completed work, and impediment hours to identify opportunities for improvement.

Agile Coaching: Mentor sprint teams and extended stakeholders on Agile and Scrum principles and help leadership continuously strengthen the organization’s Agile practice.

Requirements

Scrum Experience: Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master within web engineering or software development environments, with familiarity with product development and launch cycles.

Certification: Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification is required; PMP certification is preferred.

Agile Expertise: Strong understanding of Scrum methodologies, Agile principles, sprint planning, backlog management, retrospectives, release planning, and team coaching.

Project Leadership: Proven experience leading Agile/Scrum projects across cross-functional and highly matrixed organizations, with strong planning, organization, and coordination capabilities.

Technical Fluency: Expertise with Agile and software development tools such as JIRA and the ability to work comfortably with engineering teams and technical workflows.

Leadership & Influence: Ability to act as an Agile leader, mentor teams, remove ambiguity, and coach senior leadership on the continuous evolution of Agile practices.

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to facilitate productive discussions and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Execution Mindset: Highly motivated, self-driven, structured, and passionate about delivering excellent experiences, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain momentum.

Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, accountability, and the ability to foster trust, engagement, and collective ownership within distributed teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $105,000–$120,000 per year.
• Remote work: Fully remote position with a distributed U.S.-based team.
• Medical insurance: Multiple medical plan options, including HDHP/HSA, PPO, and an HMO available to California residents; eligibility begins the first of the month following hire.
• Dental coverage: Company pays 75% of the monthly premium for the base dental plan, with additional buy-up options available.
• Vision insurance: Company pays 100% of the monthly premium.
• Life insurance: Company-paid basic life and AD&D coverage, with additional voluntary coverage available.
• Disability coverage: Optional short- and long-term disability insurance plans.
• Health savings support: HSA available for eligible employees, with company contributions of $300 for individual coverage and $600 for family coverage.
• Flexible spending: FSA options for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to the first 6% of eligible earnings.
• Employee stock purchase plan: Opportunity to participate with a company contribution based on the quarterly average purchase price.
• Paid time off: 120 hours (15 days) of PTO for new hires, with accrual beginning after 90 days.
• Paid holidays: 16 paid holidays, including 11 observed holidays and 5 floating holidays.
• Parental leave: Up to six weeks of paid parental leave following the birth or placement of a child.
• Bereavement leave: Paid leave for the loss of an immediate family member or close non-family member.
• Family & lifestyle perks: Pet insurance with a company contribution, education discounts, child literacy program discounts, and other employee discounts.
• Financial flexibility: Access to an earned-wage program allowing eligible employees to access pay as it is earned.
• Employee recognition: Referral bonuses and additional company events and appreciation initiatives.