Senior Scrum Master in Portsmouth, NH (Onsite)-Contract

 

Role: Senior Scrum Master

Location : Portsmouth, NH

Contract

 

Must skill

• stakeholder management
• dependency management
• JIRA & Confluence
• scrum master
• Reporting & Collaboration Tools
• Scrum ceremonies
• Risk & Issue Management
• CSM / PSM / SAFe Certifications

 

Job Description:

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery across multiple teams while providing leadership and guidance to a team of Scrum Masters. The ideal candidate will be a servant leader with strong Agile expertise, exceptional stakeholder management skills, executive-level reporting capabilities, and proven experience managing cross-team dependencies in complex enterprise environments.
• This role will not only facilitate Agile ceremonies and team effectiveness but will also act as a strategic partner to Product Owners, Delivery Leaders, Program Managers, and senior executives to ensure successful delivery of business outcomes.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Agile Leadership & Coaching:

• Serve as Lead Scrum Master across multiple Agile teams.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to 2 to 3 Scrum Masters.
• Drive consistent Agile and Scrum practices across teams.
• Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, and continuous learning.
   

Team Facilitation:

Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including:

• Sprint Planning
• Daily Standups
• Sprint Reviews
• Sprint Retrospectives
• Backlog Refinement
• Ensure teams maintain healthy Agile metrics and predictable delivery.
• Create psychologically safe environments that promote innovation and collaboration.
   

Dependency & Risk Management:

• Identify, track, and manage cross-team, cross-program, and external dependencies.
• Proactively remove impediments impacting delivery.
• Facilitate dependency resolution across multiple delivery streams.
• Maintain visibility of risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID).
• Escalate critical blockers to leadership with mitigation recommendations.
   

Stakeholder Management:

Collaborate with:

• Product Owners
• Business Stakeholders
• Architects
• Engineering Managers
• Program Managers
• Client Leadership
• Delivery Leadership Teams
• Drive alignment across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Facilitate decision-making and conflict resolution.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through effective communication and transparency.
   

Executive Reporting & Governance:

• Prepare and present delivery updates to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Agile dashboards and reporting frameworks.

Track and report:

• Sprint Progress
• Velocity Trends
• Predictability Metrics
• Dependency Status
• Risk Exposure
• Release Readiness
• Deliver concise executive summaries highlighting delivery health, risks, and action plans.
• Support governance reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), PI Planning, and leadership review meetings.
   

Scaling Agile Delivery:

• Coordinate activities across multiple Agile teams.
• Facilitate Scrum of Scrums and cross-team planning sessions.
• Support SAFe, Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), Scrum@Scale, or other scaled Agile frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives at program and organizational levels.
   

Mentoring & Capability Development:

• Mentor Scrum Masters to improve Agile maturity.
• Conduct coaching sessions, workshops, and knowledge-sharing forums.
• Support Agile transformation initiatives.
• Contribute to Agile Community of Practice and organizational capability development.
   

Required Qualifications:

Experience:

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years of Scrum Master experience in Agile environments.
• Experience leading multiple Agile teams simultaneously.
• Experience managing or mentoring Scrum Masters.
• Strong experience working within large enterprise programs.
• Proven track record managing cross-team dependencies and stakeholder engagement.

 

Certifications:

Preferred::

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Agile & Delivery Expertise:

• Scrum
• Kanban
• SAFe
• Lean Agile Practices
• Agile Metrics & Reporting
• Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Release Planning
• Dependency Management
• Risk Management

Tools:

Hands-on experience with:

• Jira
• Confluence
• Microsoft Teams
• Excel and Executive Reporting Dashboards
  
   

Key Competencies:

Leadership:

• Servant Leadership
• Influencing Without Authority
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Organizational Agility

Communication:

• Executive Presentation Skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Facilitation Excellence

Delivery Management:

• Dependency Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Roadmap Alignment
• Strategic Planning

Business Acumen:

• Outcome-based Delivery
• Value Stream Thinking
• Continuous Improvement
• Client Relationship Management
  
   

Success Measures:

• Delivery predictability and sprint success rate.
• Effective resolution of cross-team dependencies.
• Agile maturity improvement across teams.
• Leadership satisfaction with reporting quality and transparency.
• Improvement in team health and stakeholder engagement.
• Successful mentoring and development of Scrum Masters.
• Reduced delivery risks and improved release outcomes.