Scrum Master--ONSITE in Madison, WI

Position Overview

The Scrum Master will guide Agile development teams through iterative planning, execution, and review cycles. This role involves facilitating daily scrums, managing the product backlog, supporting requirement documentation, coordinating sprint activities, and removing impediments to ensure smooth delivery. The Scrum Master will collaborate closely with technical teams, business process stakeholders, and senior leadership.

Essential Duties

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.


• Oversee development projects of medium to high complexity and support sprint release cycles.


• Create and analyze business requirements and project timelines.


• Coach teams in estimation practices and facilitate accurate time and effort estimates.


• Drive iteration execution and ensure team focus by managing scope and protecting against unplanned work.


• Resolve project challenges, conflicts, and shifting business needs to maintain high performance.


• Collaborate with team leads to remove blockers and maintain workflow.


• Provide mentorship and indirect leadership to cross-functional team members.


• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team velocity and quality.


• Implement and uphold Agile principles, rules, and processes.


• Proactively identify and eliminate impediments to improve delivery flow.


• Maintain project data in management tools to support planning and execution.


• Present high level project updates to senior leadership.


• Support cross functional alignment around priorities and scope.


• Communicate effectively in person, by phone, and via email.


• Apply advanced project management knowledge and Agile experience.


• Lead large, cross functional project teams.


• Uphold organizational values including accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.


• Follow Quality Management System policies and procedures.


• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.


• Demonstrate an inclusion mindset and model inclusive behaviors.


• Work proficiently on mobile or desktop devices for the majority of the workday.


• Travel locally between work locations and up to 5% of the time, including potential overnight travel.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field OR High School Diploma/GED plus 4 years of relevant experience.


• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Scrum Master.


• 2+ years leading Agile sprints.


• Competency in coaching Agile Scrum implementation.


• Strong understanding of iterative and incremental development.


• Solid knowledge of Scrum theory, roles, and practices.


• Experience guiding technical teams through story/epic sizing and estimation.


• Working knowledge of Agile metrics such as burndown, velocity, backlog tracking, and user stories.


• Ability to bridge communication between technical and business teams.


• Experience conducting postmortem/root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement.


• Expertise with Agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.


• Ability to perform all essential duties with or without accommodation.


• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Desired Qualifications

• Scrum Master certification (CSM or equivalent).


• PMI Project Management certification.


• Experience conceptualizing, documenting, and presenting solutions to senior leadership.