We're hiring a Senior Scrum Master for a 12-month contract in Charlotte, NC with one of the nation's leading financial institutions. This opportunity is ideal for an Agile delivery leader who thrives in complex enterprise environments and can guide cross-functional teams through Scrum, SDLC, release processes, and risk-conscious delivery while helping drive meaningful business value.
This is a strong fit for servant leaders who know how to coach teams, remove obstacles, and build trust while improving velocity, predictability, and delivery quality. You'll partner closely with product owners, project leaders, and internal stakeholders to create healthy backlogs, lead Agile ceremonies, influence continuous improvement, and help teams move toward higher levels of maturity. If you enjoy being a change agent in a matrixed environment and want to shape how teams deliver in a highly visible enterprise setting, this role offers excellent exposure and impact.
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Required Skills & Experience - 4+ years of Agile Scrum Master experience, with a proven ability to facilitate Scrum ceremonies, guide sprint execution, and support delivery across moderately complex initiatives
- Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum practices, including sprint planning, team readiness, prioritization, retrospectives, and continuous improvement
- Experience using Agile metrics such as velocity, predictability, cycle time, and burn up/burn down charts to assess team health and improve performance
- Ability to support Agile delivery while aligning to SDLC, release management, risk, security, compliance, and corporate governance requirements
- Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to partner across product, project, business, and technology teams
- Demonstrated servant leadership mindset with experience removing impediments, protecting team focus, and helping teams deliver consistent business value
Desired Skills & Experience - Experience leading Agile transformations and helping teams transition from Waterfall to Agile ways of working
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or other advanced Agile certifications
- Ability to negotiate, influence, and build strong working relationships across a matrixed organization
- Knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and transparency
- Prior success leading multiple Scrum teams simultaneously in a matrixed enterprise environment
What You Will Be Doing What You'll Focus On
- 50% Agile facilitation, team coaching, and sprint execution
- 50% Stakeholder partnership, delivery planning, metrics, and impediment management
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Lead Agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to keep teams aligned, prepared, and accountable
- Track team health and delivery metrics, manage risks and dependencies, and escalate blockers that impact sprint goals or release readiness
- Partner with Product Owners and internal stakeholders to maintain a healthy backlog, prioritize work for maximum business value, and drive continuous improvement across the team
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