Senior Scrum Master - Remote / Telecommute

Job Title: Senior Scrum Master - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: Jersey City, NJ

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $55.00hr - $60.00hr

Job Overview:

As a Senior Scrum Master, the successful candidate will serve as a servant-leader and coach for multiple Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles, facilitating end-to-end ceremonies, and enabling continuous improvement. The candidate will partner closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters to drive delivery excellence, cross-team collaboration, and strong software quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize and lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and release planning workshops.
• Maintain sprint progress visibility using dashboards, burndown charts, velocity tracking, and big visible charts.
• Identify and proactively resolve blockers, coordinating across teams or escalating when necessary.
• Handle external dependencies, mitigate risks, and foster quick decision-making.
• Educate teams and Product Owners on Agile practices, backlog creation techniques, and maintaining Definition of Ready/Done.
• Encourage self-organization, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, and productivity enhancements.
• Promote transparency through all Scrum events, foster servant leadership, and encourage agile values.
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to scale Agile across teams and improve overall Agile maturity.
• Capture and report team performance metrics velocity, burn-down, defect trends to stakeholders.
• Use data-driven insights to identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Advocate for test automation, quality goals, and stable sprint execution without compromising deliverables.
• Coach teams to craft clear, well-formed user stories and uphold acceptance criteria.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in Agile environments with a minimum of 2+ years as a Scrum Master.
• Demonstrated experience guiding multiple, cross-functional Agile teams and scaled environments.
• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent; additional certifications (PMP, CSP, SAFe, ITIL) preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Scrum theory and Agile frameworks (Kanban, XP, etc.).
• Strong facilitation, communication, conflict-resolution, and coaching abilities.
• Experience with Agile tools like Jira, Confluence, Rally, or Trello; proficient with transparency and reporting dashboards.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities