Senior Scrum Master
Job in
Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85285, USA
Listed on 2026-04-23
Listing for:
Vaco Recruiter Services
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-04-23
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Scrum Master, IT Project Manager, Systems Analyst, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Vaco is partnering with a national financial services organization to hire a Senior Scrum Master supporting multiple engineering teams across a large-scale, distributed technology environment. This role plays a key part in driving delivery execution, improving Agile maturity, and ensuring alignment across teams working on a shared advisor platform.
This is a high-visibility role within a growing Agile organization where success depends on your ability to guide teams, remove friction, and bring structure to complex, cross-team delivery. The ideal candidate brings a strong balance of Agile leadership, technical understanding, and the ability to influence without authority.
What You’ll Be Doing- Support multiple software development teams operating within Scrum and Kanban frameworks
- Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and release planning
- Drive alignment across dependent teams, managing risks, dependencies, and delivery sequencing
- Facilitate collaboration across distributed teams spanning multiple time zones
- Remove impediments and enable teams to deliver high-quality products predictably
- Partner with Product Owners and engineering teams to improve backlog health and delivery outcomes
- Leverage Jira and Confluence to maintain accurate, transparent tracking of work, metrics, and team performance
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting to monitor delivery trends and identify improvement opportunities
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement through inspect-and-adapt cycles
- Mentor team members and Product Owners on Agile best practices and process maturity
- Drive accountability, ownership, and transparency across teams
- Support the evolution of Agile practices across the broader organization
- 5 or more years of experience as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments
- Experience supporting distributed teams across multiple time zones
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
- Hands-on experience using Jira and Confluence for workflow management, reporting, and metrics
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
- Ability to manage cross-team dependencies and coordinate delivery across complex environments
- Strong communication and facilitation skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
- Prior programming or technical background
- Experience translating business requirements into structured technical requirements (BDD or similar)
- Experience supporting large-scale Agile environments or release trains
- Base salary up to $140,000 annually
- Performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with employer match
- Additional insurance offerings and employee benefits
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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