Scrum Master

The ideal candidate combines strong agile delivery leadership with program governance, stakeholder management, and operational rigor. Candidates should be comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with multiple concurrent initiatives and cross-functional dependencies.Key Responsibilities Agile Delivery & Execution • Own end-to-end delivery execution across multiple initiatives and workstreams. • Translate roadmap milestones into actionable release plans, sprint goals, and delivery checkpoints. • Partner with Product Owners to align priorities with engineering capacity and delivery commitments. • Drive sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, retrospectives, and release coordination. • Track and manage delivery progress against committed scope, timelines, and quality objectives. • Identify and remove delivery impediments to maintain team velocity and execution predictability. Program Governance, Risk & Controls • Ensure adherence to enterprise delivery governance, audit, and risk management standards. • Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and proactively drive mitigation strategies. • Manage technology, operational, and delivery risks across complex programs. • Ensure compliance with SDLC, release management, and change management processes. • Coordinate cross-team dependencies and escalation management. Stakeholder Communication & Reporting • Produce concise, executive-level delivery status reporting for technology and business leadership. • Chair weekly and monthly service delivery and program status meetings. • Communicate delivery health through meaningful KPIs and metrics, including: o Sprint predictability o Dependency risk o Quality indicators o Release readiness • Serve as the single source of truth for program status, risks, dependencies, and execution progress. • Facilitate alignment across business, product, and technology stakeholders. Required Qualifications • 5+ years of experience as a Technology Program Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Delivery Lead. • Strong experience leading large-scale agile technology delivery programs. • Experience supporting enterprise platforms, digital transformation, or modernization initiatives. • Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and SDLC methodologies. • Strong program governance, RAID management, and risk mitigation experience. • Proven ability to manage cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, and business teams. • Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills. • Experience with Jira, Confluence, and agile reporting tools. Preferred Qualifications • Financial services or wealth management technology experience strongly preferred. • Experience working in highly regulated enterprise environments. • Familiarity with release management and enterprise change control processes. • SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, or related certifications preferred. Ideal Candidate Profile • Highly organized and execution-focused. • Comfortable managing ambiguity and driving alignment across large organizations. • Strong communicator with the ability to influence at all organizational levels. • Proactive problem solver with strong attention to detail and operational discipline.