Scrum Master - IA, NC

Job#: 3042639

Job Description:

Client: Financial Services

Team:TBA

Job Title: Scrum Master 3 - Contingent

Location: Charlotte, NC (CIC) / Des Moines, IA

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Contract Length: 18mo

Pay Rate: $61 - $65
Top Requirements

4+ years of Scrum Master / Agile experience

Strong experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching Agile teams

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills

Experience managing team dependencies, impediments, and Agile delivery metrics

Plusses

• Training, coaching, or educational facilitation experience
• Experience influencing teams and stakeholders without direct authority
• Strong background in Agile transformation and team maturity coaching

Job Summary

In this contingent resource assignment, you will consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Scrum and Agile practices while supporting enterprise delivery teams. The Scrum Master will guide Agile teams toward predictable, high-quality delivery by facilitating Scrum ceremonies, coaching team members and stakeholders, removing impediments, managing dependencies, and driving continuous improvement.

This role requires a servant leader who can foster team accountability, improve Agile maturity, and help teams consistently deliver business value while aligning with enterprise Agile standards and best practices.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies, including:
  • Sprint Planning
  • Daily Standups
  • Sprint Reviews
  • Sprint Retrospectives
  • Backlog Refinement sessions
• Coach Agile teams, Product Owners, and Engineering partners on Agile principles and practices
• Monitor team health, Agile maturity, and delivery performance
• Ensure user stories meet Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD)
• Manage sprint scope and help reduce scope creep
• Identify, track, and resolve impediments within established timelines
• Maintain and manage Agile artifacts using Jira
• Coordinate and manage cross-team dependencies and delivery risks
• Build dashboards and reports measuring:
  • Cycle Time
  • Throughput
  • Work in Progress (WIP)
  • Sprint Rollover
• Facilitate conflict resolution and promote healthy team dynamics
• Conduct coaching sessions and continuous improvement activities
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to improve delivery effectiveness
• Drive alignment across stakeholders and delivery partners

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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