Scrum Master - NC

Job#: 3026562

Job Description:
Client: TBA
Team: TBA
Job Title: Scrum Master 4 - Senior Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead
Location: Zone 2

Hybrid - 3 days onsite required
Bill Rate: $68 - $73
Top Requirements (Must Haves):

5+ years of Agile delivery experience

4+ years as a hands-on Scrum Master

Prior project management / program delivery experience

Experience supporting cross-functional technology or data teams

Strong experience managing risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines

Strong communication, facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder partnership skills

Proficiency with Agile metrics (velocity, throughput, predictability, flow)

Ability to resolve impediments and lead teams in complex, matrixed environments

Nice to Have:

CSM, PSM, or equivalent Scrum certification

PMP or other project management certification

Experience with scaled Agile frameworks

Background supporting regulatory or highly governed environments

Experience coaching junior Scrum Masters or Agile teams

Experience in large enterprise Agile transformations

Job Summary:

The Scrum Master 4 serves as a senior servant-leader and Agile delivery expert responsible for coaching one or more cross-functional Agile teams, promoting Agile maturity, and enabling predictable, high-quality delivery. This role blends Scrum mastery, Agile coaching, and project delivery oversight, ensuring teams remain aligned to business objectives, risks are managed effectively, and communication across teams and stakeholders remains transparent.

The Scrum Master will resolve complex delivery challenges, guide continuous improvement, manage multi-team dependencies, and ensure alignment to enterprise governance and compliance expectations while collaborating with Product Owners, engineering leaders, and stakeholders.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Scrum & Agile Delivery Leadership

Facilitate Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives

Coach teams on Scrum values, Agile principles, and maturity growth

Remove impediments and shield teams from external distractions

Drive adherence to definitions of ready/done and Agile best practices
Project Management & Delivery Oversight

Manage sprint and release planning across complex environments

Identify, track, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies

Coordinate cross-team delivery and milestone alignment

Provide clear, transparent status reporting to leadership
Product Owner & Stakeholder Partnership

Ensure backlog prioritization and readiness

Translate business goals into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria

Partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment

Escalate blockers and risks in an appropriate and timely manner
Metrics, Continuous Improvement & Coaching

Use velocity, throughput, predictability, and flow metrics to guide productivity

Facilitate retrospectives with measurable improvement outcomes

Promote continuous learning and knowledge sharing across teams
Scaling, Governance & Enterprise Alignment

Support teams working within scaled Agile environments

Ensure alignment with enterprise governance, risk, and compliance

Maintain Agile artifacts and ensure accuracy in enterprise tooling

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: 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. 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, 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. 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 Apex team member can provide.