Scrum Master

Sr. Agile Scrum Master - Buffalo, NYBuffalo, NYHybrid RoleJob DescriptionThis is a 12 month contract and will be onsite in Buffalo, NY 4 days/week and remote 1 day/week.What You'll Be DoingLead and mentor multiple cross-functional agile teams through servant-leadership, applying Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP) frameworks to drive high performance and continuous improvementFacilitate critical team ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure alignment, transparency, and actionable outcomesCoach teams on advanced agile practices such as user stories, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, continuous integration, and pairing to elevate technical excellence and delivery capabilitiesDrive transparency across workflows by implementing and maintaining information radiators that keep work and impediments visible to all stakeholdersResolve blocking issues that extend beyond team authority or require cross-team coordination, ensuring teams remain focused on achieving sprint goalsCollaborate with other Agile Leaders to enhance organizational agility and promote consistent application of agile principles across the enterpriseMentor and develop less experienced Scrum Masters, curating coaching content and sharing best practices to strengthen the overall agile communityFoster a culture of continuous improvement through regular retrospectives, encouraging teams to discover better ways of working through transparency and collaborationWhat You'll Need to Have:4+ years of experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 2 years as a Scrum Master (or 8 years combined higher education and work experience)Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles such as project management, user experience, business analysis, development, testing, or deploymentProven experience fostering team self-organization, cross-functionality, and continuous improvement in an agile environmentStrong knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices, with hands-on experience applying frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XPDemonstrated ability to lead through influence, facilitating effective collaboration and conflict resolution across teams without direct management authorityExcellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly convey complex information to diverse stakeholdersUnderstanding of Design Thinking principles and experience developing or managing digital capabilities