Genesis10 is currently seeking a Scrum Master for a hybrid position (3 days per week onsite) with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC or Irving, TX. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. In this role, the Scrum Master will be responsible for leading all Scrum ceremonies, ensuring adherence to Agile principles, and facilitating backlog refinement with Product Owners. The ideal candidate will manage sprint execution, monitor delivery using Agile metrics, and work to identify and remove team impediments and blockers.
Responsibilities: - Lead all Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Quarterly planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
- Manage resource capacity tracking and forecasting
- Ensure adherence to the Scrum framework and Agile principles
- Facilitate backlog refinement (grooming) with Product Owners
- Support empirical process control (inspect and adapt)
- Manage sprint execution and track progress against goals
- Monitor delivery using Agile metrics such as Velocity, Sprint burndown/burnup, and Cycle time/throughput
- Identify and remove team impediments and blockers
- Coordinate cross-team dependencies and risks
- Support technical discussions and assist with managing technical debt, infrastructure issues, and release risks
- Partner with Product Owners on backlog prioritization
- Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to leadership
- Coach teams on Agile and Scrum practices and drive continuous improvement
Requirements: - Proven experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment
- Deep understanding of Agile and Scrum Frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Scrum of Scrums)
- Proficiency with Agile Delivery Tools: Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Office, and Teams
- Experience with sprint-based delivery, backlog management, Definition of Ready (DoR) / Definition of Done (DoD), and story sizing
- Ability to understand system architecture, APIs, integrations, and dependencies
- Strong skills in promoting self-organization and accountability within teams
- Experience with Agile SDLC workflow
Desired skills: - Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent
- Experience with enterprise platforms (cloud, data platforms, DevOps environments)
- Prior engineering, QA, or development background
- Experience in large-scale enterprise or multi-team delivery environments
Pay range: $58.75 - $66.75 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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