Job description

Summary: We are seeking a skilled Scrum Master to join our Electric Business Operations team in Houston, TX. This is a 6-month contract position with a hybrid work model, requiring four days onsite and one day remote per week. The ideal candidate will be a local to Houston, TX and able to start as soon as possible. The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile delivery across Electric Business Operations, Operational Data Engineering, and Data & Analytics product teams. Responsibilities: • Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, and release planning. • Support Agile delivery across Electric Business Operations, Operational Data Engineering, and Data & Analytics product teams. • Partner with Product Owners, Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects, and business stakeholders to maintain prioritized and sprint-ready backlogs. • Coordinate delivery of data engineering, analytics, reporting, and operational technology initiatives supporting electric business operations. • Manage cross-team dependencies across data platforms, enterprise applications, integration, cloud, and business teams. • Identify and remove delivery impediments while proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation items. • Monitor Agile delivery metrics including velocity, burndown, cycle time, throughput, capacity, and sprint commitments. • Coordinate release planning, testing, deployment readiness, and production implementation activities across multiple product teams. • Facilitate communication between technical teams, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and program leadership to maintain delivery transparency. • Maintain Agile project plans, backlogs, dashboards, RAID logs, and delivery documentation using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools. • Drive continuous improvement through retrospective action items, Agile maturity assessments, process optimization, and team coaching. • Support enterprise governance and executive reporting by preparing delivery status, risks, dependencies, milestones, and performance metrics. Requirements: • Must be able to work onsite in Houston, TX from Day 1. • Written confirmation required for onsite work agreement. • Work authorization: Any. Required Skills: • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and ceremonies. • Proficiency in using Agile tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira. • Strong communication and facilitation skills. • Ability to manage cross-team dependencies and delivery impediments. Preferred Skills: • Experience in Electric Business Operations or similar industry. • Knowledge of data engineering, analytics, and reporting. • Experience with enterprise applications, integration, and cloud technologies. Benefits: This is a contract position with competitive compensation. The work model allows for a balanced hybrid schedule, providing the opportunity to work both onsite and remotely.

Requirements

Must-haves

Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, and release planning.
Support Agile delivery across Electric Business Operations, Operational Data Engineering, and Data & Analytics product teams.
Partner with Product Owners, Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects, and business stakeholders to maintain prioritized and sprint-ready backlogs.
Coordinate delivery of data engineering, analytics, reporting, and operational technology initiatives supporting electric business operations.
Manage cross-team dependencies across data platforms, enterprise applications, integration, cloud, and business teams.
Identify and remove delivery impediments while proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation items.
Monitor Agile delivery metrics including velocity, burndown, cycle time, throughput, capacity, and sprint commitments.
Coordinate release planning, testing, deployment readiness, and production implementation activities across multiple product teams.
Facilitate communication between technical teams, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and program leadership to maintain delivery transparency.
Maintain Agile project plans, backlogs, dashboards, RAID logs, and delivery documentation using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools.
Drive continuous improvement through retrospective action items, Agile maturity assessments, process optimization, and team coaching.
Support enterprise governance and executive reporting by preparing delivery status, risks, dependencies, milestones, and performance metrics.
Must be able to work onsite in Houston, TX from Day 1.
Written confirmation required for onsite work agreement.
Work authorization: Any.
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and ceremonies.
Proficiency in using Agile tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
Strong communication and facilitation skills.
Ability to manage cross-team dependencies and delivery impediments.

Nice-to-haves

Experience in Electric Business Operations or similar industry.
Knowledge of data engineering, analytics, and reporting.
Experience with enterprise applications, integration, and cloud technologies.

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