Scrum Master - Hybrid - Locals to MI

***Interview Mode :- WebCam Interview *** Very long term project(initial PO for 1 year and usually the project goes for 3-5 years with this customer) ***Hybrid ** Local  to MI candidate Preferred***Linkedin required; need 2 Professional  references

Other Preferred Skills:-

• Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level financial or debt management software solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodologies (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, or similar).
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and delivery forecasting.
• Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).
• Proven ability to coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, story decomposition, estimation, and value prioritization.
• Experience supporting teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.
• Strong understanding of regulatory, privacy, and security considerations in financial services software (e.g., PCI, SOC, FFIEC, CFPB-related requirements).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead multiple Agile teams or a large, scaled program context.
• Experience working in fast-paced, cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform).
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), CSM, PSM I/II, ICP-ACC, or equivalent certification.
• Experience working with debt collection/servicing systems, payment processing workflows, or financial case management platforms.
• Understanding of user-centered design, accessibility standards, and customer journey mapping.
• Experience supporting Quality Assurance processes including regression, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-deployment validation.
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions, backlog elaboration sessions, and dependency alignment across multiple teams.
• Experience contributing to or establishing Centers of Excellence (Agile CoE) or process governance programs.

Key Competencies:-

• Strong servant leadership mindset with a focus on empowering teams.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive transparency, predictability, and continuous delivery.
• Comfortable facilitating executive-level reporting, burn-up metrics, dashboards, and KPI updates.
• Ability to maintain a positive, motivating influence within high-pressure or sensitive delivery timelines.

Required Skills:-

• 5+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.).

Preferred Skills:-

• Experience as a project manager
• CSM certificate
• Experience with Medical or Financial Systems