Scrum Master III

Role Description

As a Scrum Master III, you will serve as a servant leader and Agile coach, helping guide a high‑performing software development team within Safety National’s SAFe environment. You will drive delivery excellence by facilitating sprint activities, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment with program objectives and organizational goals.

You will lead key Agile ceremonies—PI Planning, sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives—while ensuring the team remains focused, productive, and aligned. By leveraging data‑driven insights such as velocity and performance metrics, you will coach the team to continuously improve outcomes. You will also proactively identify risks, manage dependencies, and optimize workflows using Kanban principles. Your ability to influence team dynamics, resolve conflicts, and promote accountability will be essential in building a self‑organizing, high‑performing Agile team that consistently delivers high‑quality solutions.

• A bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a Scrum Master role.
• Strong familiarity with software development environments and Agile methodologies.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Scrum techniques, artifacts, and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and servant‑leadership skills.
• Strong problem‑solving, conflict‑resolution, and organizational abilities.
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship.
• This position allows for a hybrid work schedule, requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office (1832 Schuetz Rd., St. Louis, MO). All employees must submit work‑from‑home requests per the Work From Home policy.

• SAFe Scrum Master certification.
• Experience facilitating cross‑team collaboration within Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
• Experience with capacity planning, PI planning, and Agile forecasting techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to use metrics (e.g., velocity, say/do ratios) to drive team performance improvements.
• Experience coaching teams on Lean‑Agile principles and continuous improvement practices.

Hybrid work schedule: minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd., Saint Louis, MO. Remote work is allowed per Work From Home policy.

Target base salary range: $92,400 to $119,175. Compensation will consider experience and geographic location.

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