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Position: Lead Scrum master - Agile Delivery Location: Fort Worth, Texas (Hybrid) Duration: Contract Job ID: 180342 Interview: F2F required. Job Description: • Candidate must have 7 to 10 years of experience for this role. Key Responsibilities: • Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions. • Coach team members on Agile principles, Scrum frameworks, and best practices. • Work closely with Product Owners to maintain and prioritize the product backlog. • Track sprint progress, team velocity, burn-down charts, and delivery metrics. • Identify, manage, and remove impediments that impact team productivity. • Foster a collaborative, self-organizing, and high-performing team environment. • Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders. • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery. • Support release planning, roadmap execution, and dependency management. • Drive continuous process improvements to enhance team efficiency and product quality. • Ensure Agile governance, standards, and compliance are followed. • Assist in resource planning and capacity management. Top 3 Skillsets: • Agile & Scrum Methodologies • Azure DevOps / Jira • Stakeholder Management • Sprint Planning & Execution • Risk & Issue Management Nice to have skillsets: • Release Planning • Metrics & Reporting • Team Coaching & Mentoring Describe a great candidate that you are looking for and what skills and experience they will have: • 5 plus years of experience in Agile project delivery and Scrum facilitation. • Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile methodologies, Kanban, and Lean principles. • Experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, or similar platforms. • Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills. • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment What is the team environment and structure like?: • Team is divided into pods with each of the pod handling different projects. • The resource should be able make all the pods follow Agile methodologies and track deliverables. • Candidate will be helping with All pods project planning and deliverables. Pay Range: $55 - 60/Hr The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work. #LI-SA4

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Position: Lead Scrum master - Agile Delivery
Location: Fort Worth, Texas (Hybrid)
Duration: Contract
Job ID: 180342
Interview: F2F required.
Candidate must have 7 to 10 years of experience for this role.
Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
Coach team members on Agile principles, Scrum frameworks, and best practices.
Work closely with Product Owners to maintain and prioritize the product backlog.
Track sprint progress, team velocity, burn-down charts, and delivery metrics.
Identify, manage, and remove impediments that impact team productivity.
Foster a collaborative, self-organizing, and high-performing team environment.
Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and progress to stakeholders.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
Support release planning, roadmap execution, and dependency management.
Drive continuous process improvements to enhance team efficiency and product quality.
Ensure Agile governance, standards, and compliance are followed.
Assist in resource planning and capacity management.
Agile & Scrum Methodologies
Azure DevOps / Jira
Stakeholder Management
Sprint Planning & Execution
Risk & Issue Management
Release Planning

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