ScrumMaster​/DeliveryLead; ProjectManager

Scrum Master / Delivery Lead (Project Manager)

Duration: 6 months + (possible conversion to FTE) Rate: $50-55/hr on Vendor W2

Location:

On-Site Mon-Fri 8am
-5pm Carrollton, TX/ West Lake Village, CA

5 Openings

• 7+ years of experience running software development projects within complex and complex stakeholder landscapes
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience as a dedicated Scrum Master for a software development team
• Agile Enablement & Team Coaching
• AI-Forward professional skilled in integrating cutting-edge generative tools to automate workflows, enhance creative output, and rapidly adapt to the evolving technological landscape
• Agile Tool Proficiency:
  Familiarity with modern Agile and ALM tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure Dev Ops

Timeline to start/fill? – see Additional info below

Interview Process (how many rounds and any details)? – 3 total rounds plus an exercise. 1st round interview – then exercise to be completed within 5 days of interview, then after review of exercise, 2nd round and a final round (one of the last 2 rounds will be on-site)

Responsibilities:
The Scrum Master/Delivery Lead (Project Manager I) will:

• Agile Enablement & Team Coaching
• AI-Forward professional skilled in integrating cutting-edge generative tools to automate workflows, enhance creative output, and rapidly adapt to the evolving technological landscape
• Organizational Impediment Removal & Delivery Flow
• Servant Leadership & Protection:
  Act as a servant-leader, proactively identifying and removing impediments to the team's progress, and strictly protecting the team from unnecessary external distractions or pressure
• Communication:
  Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and presentation skills suitable for technical and executive audiences
• Organizational
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to manage complex tasks and priorities within a fast-paced environment
• Agile Tool Proficiency:
  Familiarity with modern Agile and ALM tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure Dev Ops
• Delivery Transparency & Metrics:
  Maintain high visibility and transparency of the team's progress, delivery cadence, and health by tracking and communicating key metrics such as velocity, lead time, and burndown
• Technical Acumen:
  Ability to understand technical concepts, development processes, and the complexities of software release management
• Ceremony Leadership:
  Accountable for expertly facilitating all core Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives
• Coaching & Self-Management:
  Coach the Development Team in self-management and cross-functionality, ensuring clear understanding and adherence to the team's defined Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD)
• Continuous Improvement:
  Facilitate effective Retrospectives that foster psychological safety, resulting in clear, actionable improvements tracked for continuous application across processes and practices
• Scaling Proficiency:
  Demonstrate practical experience with scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale) to enable enterprise-scale Agile delivery and release management
• Systemic Impediment Removal:
  Work across functional groups and organizational layers to address systemic impediments and coach the broader organization on how to interact productively with the Scrum Team
• Backlog Partnership:
  Support the Product Owner/Manager in ensuring the Product Backlog is clearly defined, refined, prioritized, and readily available for the team to commit to
• Review & Feedback Loop:
  Facilitate the Sprint Review, ensuring effective demonstration of completed work and that stakeholder feedback is systematically captured and integrated back into the backlog
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned
• Demonstrate behaviors which are aligned with the organization's desired culture and values

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of experience running software development projects within complex and complex stakeholder landscapes
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience as a dedicated Scrum Master for a software development team
• Expert Facilitation:
  Proven ability to run high-impact meetings, manage conflict, and drive consensus among diverse team members and stakeholders
• Agile Tool Proficiency:
  Familiarity with modern Agile and ALM tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure Dev Ops
• Communication:
  Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and presentation skills suitable for technical and executive audiences
• Organizational
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to manage complex tasks and priorities within a fast-paced environment
• Technical Acumen:
  Ability to understand technical concepts, development processes, and the complexities of software release management
• Professional Scrum Master Certification: CSM, A-CSM, CSP-SM, and/or CSPO desired
• Experience with process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt) desired
• Experience in a regulated industry, such as…