Onsite Scrum Master - Scaled Agile Teams; Cincinnati

Job Title
- Scrum Master

Location
- Onsite – Cincinnati, Ohio

Long Term Contract

Note:

Final Round Interview with client(may be virtual or onsite);
Candidate must be open for F2F final round.

• Experience working as Scrum Master in large, distributed or multi‑team environments, including offshore–onshore models
• Strong knowledge of Scrum, Agile, Kanban, and SAFe frameworks.
• Proficiency in Agile tools such as JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, Rally, Confluence, RTC. Solid understanding of estimation techniques, sprint planning, and forecasting.
• Excellent client‑facing communication skills (verbal and written). Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and coaching abilities.

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Ensure correct and consistent use of Scrum and Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe as applicable).
• Support PI Planning, Release Planning, and Scrum of Scrums for scaled Agile setups.
• ct as a servant leader, shielding the team from external distractions and enabling focus on sprint goals.
• Coach team members on Agile values such as openness, respect, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and self‑organization within the team.
• Proactively identify, track, and remove impediments, risks, and dependencies, including cross‑team and organizational blockers.
• Escalate issues appropriately and collaborate with leadership to resolve systemic challenges.
• Track and report on Agile metrics such as Velocity, Capacity, Burn‑down / Burn‑up, and Sprint Predictability.
• Use empirical data to forecast sprint and release outcomes based on evidence.
• Lead retrospectives and drive actionable improvements across people, process, and tools.
• Serve as the primary Agile point of contact for onshore clients and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate transparent communication on sprint progress, risks, velocity, and delivery health.
• Work closely with Product Owners to ensure backlog readiness, prioritization, and alignment with business goals.
• Support Agile transformation initiatives by coaching teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders in Agile mindset and practices.
• Assist in setting up new Agile teams and improving existing Agile processes.
• Promote best practices across engagements and contribute to organizational Agile maturity.

• This is new T&M engagement opportunity with the expected team size of 5 to 8 FTE covering technical and QE&A role from engagement standpoint.
• Overall scope of the project is to build and integrate Agentic AI enterprise-grade APIs and orchestration services that enable agentic commerce experiences and third party commerce integrations.
• Operate effectively in a pod model with fast onboarding, iterative staffing, and rapid delivery cycles.
• Promote best practices across engagements and contribute to organizational Agile maturity.