Scrum Master

Scrum Master OpportunityOutstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Scrum Master in Charlotte, NC or Irving, TX (Hybrid). Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today. Contract Duration: 12 MonthsRequired Skills & Experience2+ years of Scrum or Agile experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.What You Will Be DoingParticipate in low to moderately complex initiatives and identify opportunity for process improvements within Scrum or Agile.Review and analyze basic or tactical Scrum Master assignments or challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives, related to low-to-medium risk deliverables.Present recommendations for resolving low to moderately complex situations and exercise some independent judgment while developing understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.Provide information to client personnel.Scrum FacilitationFacilitate all Scrum ceremonies:Daily StandupsSprint PlanningSprint Reviews/DemosSprint RetrospectivesBacklog Refinement sessionsEnsure meetings are productive, time-boxed, and action-oriented.Team CoachingCoach team members on Scrum and Agile principles.Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement.Help new team members understand team processes and ways of working.Impediment ManagementIdentify, track, and help remove blockers impacting delivery.Escalate issues to leadership when team-level resolution is insufficient.Coordinate with dependent teams to resolve delivery constraints.Sprint Execution & TrackingMonitor Sprint progress against commitments.Track velocity, burndown, capacity, and sprint health metrics.Highlight risks, delays, and potential scope impacts early.Backlog & Planning SupportWork with Product Owner to maintain a healthy backlog.Ensure stories meet Definition of Ready (DoR).Verify completion against Definition of Done (DoD).Support prioritization discussions and sprint planning activities.Stakeholder CommunicationProvide regular status updates to stakeholders.Communicate sprint outcomes, risks, dependencies, and escalations.Facilitate coordination across teams when dependencies exist.Agile Metrics & ReportingMaintain Agile dashboards and reports.Track:VelocityBurndown/BurnupSprint PredictabilityDefectsTeam CapacityPresent delivery status to management and governance forums.Risk & Dependency ManagementTrack cross-team dependencies.Identify delivery risks early.Drive mitigation and follow-up actions.Continuous ImprovementCapture retrospective action items.Ensure improvement actions are implemented.Measure effectiveness of process improvements.Tools & Process AdministrationMaintain Jira/Azure DevOps boards.Ensure stories, tasks, defects, and statuses are updated accurately.Generate sprint and release reports.