Project Manager - Scrum Master (61495)
Summary
Serves as Scrum Master for Agile teams, coaching them in SAFe practices, removing impediments, and driving predictable software delivery using tools like Jira.
Position Summary
We are seeking a collaborative, servant leader to join our Agile delivery organization as a Scrum Master. This individual will partner closely with Product Owners, technical teams, and business stakeholders to foster high-performing Agile teams, remove impediments, and drive predictable delivery. The ideal candidate is passionate about Agile principles, embraces continuous improvement, and has experience working within a SAFe Agile environment. This role will play an active part in helping mature Agile practices across the organization while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and delivery excellence.
Key Responsibilities
· Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
· Coach teams in Agile and SAFe practices to improve collaboration, transparency, quality, and delivery predictability.
· Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy product backlogs, support backlog refinement, and ensure work aligns with business priorities.
· Identify, manage, and help remove impediments while escalating risks and dependencies when appropriate.
· Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and team ownership.
· Track and communicate team health, sprint progress, metrics, risks, and delivery status to leadership.
· Coordinate cross-team dependencies and participate in PI Planning, ART Syncs, Inspect & Adapt, and Scrum of Scrums.
· Support release planning and execution while helping teams continuously improve delivery practices.
· Champion Agile values and servant leadership throughout the organization.
Qualifications
· 3+ years serving as a Scrum Master in an Agile software development environment.
· Experience working within a SAFe Agile organization; SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), or SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification preferred.
· Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile principles, and continuous improvement practices.
· Experience facilitating cross-functional teams and managing dependencies across multiple workstreams.
· Excellent communication, facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution, and organizational skills.
· Experience using Jira and Agile reporting tools.
· Ability to build trusted relationships with technical teams, product management, and business stakeholders.
Preferred Attributes
· Servant leader with a coaching mindset.
· Strong facilitator who encourages collaboration and healthy team dynamics.
· Proactive problem solver with excellent organizational skills.
· Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
· Passion for helping teams continuously improve and deliver customer value.