Scrum Master

Overview Placement Type: Temporary Salary: $54-60 Hourly $54 - $60 per hour Start Date: Jun 8, 2026 Are you ready to be the strategic force powering a revolution in investment research for our well known Financial Service client? We are seeking a dynamic and highly impactful Scrum Master to drive Agile excellence and delivery processes for multiple high-performing engineering teams. You will partner with highly-skilled engineering teams and innovative internal clients to build next-generation data products for our retail and institutional investors. Our mission is critical: transforming systematic processes that synthesize complex market, company, and text data into industry-leading products-from equity/fund ratings and thematic investing baskets to cutting-edge asset allocation datasets and educational chart content. Your central focus will be spearheading our current high-visibility effort to centralize all research data, a massive undertaking aimed at boosting accessibility and unlocking advanced analytics and compute capabilities across the organization. This role is not just about facilitating meetings; it's about being the strategic "Unblocker-in-Chief" who ensures momentum and clears the path to monumental delivery. Key Responsibilities: Leading High-Impact Delivery Accelerate Delivery: Master and lead all Scrum ceremonies for one or more teams focused on systematic research, pioneering data distribution pipelines, asset allocation models, and sophisticated charting capabilities. Cultivate High-Performing Teams: Be the dedicated guardian of team happiness and delivery excellence. You will proactively cultivate a focused, productive, and sustainable environment where our engineering teams flourish and consistently exceed business partner expectations, without risking burnout. Strategic Liaison and Risk Navigator: Serve as the crucial bridge between our teams and other enterprise organizations. You will expertly understand, manage, and mitigate cross-organizational dependencies and risks to unblock delivery and champion quality release and platform monitoring practices. Drive Scaled Agility: Champion our Scaled Agile Framework by representing one or more teams participating in the high-stakes Investment Research Agile Release Train within the SAM portfolio. Required Qualifications: Your Blueprint for Success Proven Delivery Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in a software delivery role (e.g., former Developer, QA, Project/Product Manager, DevOps, or Scrum Master). We seek deep, practical engagement with the technology delivery lifecycle and the people/process dynamics, rather than a specific technical skillset. Agile Authority: Deep familiarity with Agile practices, combined with a crucial, nuanced understanding of the underlying principles that drive true organizational change. Master Communicator & Influencer: Exceptional communication skills and high emotional intelligence, demonstrated by an ability to quickly earn trust and effectively influence diverse staff members across various organizational functions and seniority levels. Unwavering Bias for Action: A motivated, self-starting mentality, driven by collaborative success and an innate commitment to rapidly overcoming challenges to deliver quality software. Preferred Qualifications: Amplify Your Impact Technical Acumen: Detailed previous experience in a hands-on technical role related to software development. Data-Driven Decision Making: Proven capability to leverage data for evaluating strategic options and confidently driving critical business decisions. FinTech Interest: Experience, exposure, or a keen interest in complex investment research processes and capabilities. Enterprise Agility: Experience operating within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).