Sr. Scrum Master

Job#: 3046747

Job Description:
Sr. Scrum Master

Location: San Antonio, TX (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Length: Multi-year W2 engagement

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to support a large-scale, multi-year strategic initiative focused on modernizing data accessibility, application development, and implementation processes within a manufacturing-driven environment. This individual will play a critical role in bridging business stakeholders, application development teams, implementation teams, and technical resources to ensure alignment and transparency. The ideal candidate will act as a facilitator and advisor who helps teams collaborate effectively, remove obstacles, and drive progress across complex initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary facilitator between business stakeholders, development teams, and implementation teams to ensure alignment on priorities and deliverables.
• Lead Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners and technical teams to maintain visibility into project status, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinate and manage multiple workstreams, schedules, and action items to keep initiatives on track.
• Utilize Jira as the primary project tracking and reporting tool, ensuring work items and progress metrics are accurately maintained.
• Facilitate communication across technical and non-technical audiences, translating business objectives into actionable delivery plans.
• Identify, escalate, and help resolve project risks, roadblocks, and organizational impediments impacting delivery.
• Coach teams on adopting an Agile mindset and improving efficiency, maturity, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Foster strong stakeholder relationships and encourage collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Lead, Delivery Lead, or a related role.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex technology initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong Agile and Scrum methodology experience with the ability to apply principles pragmatically.
• Proven ability to bridge communication gaps between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Advanced experience with Jira for backlog management, sprint tracking, and reporting.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal, written, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in large, enterprise organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting manufacturing, automotive, industrial, or operational technology environments.
• Experience with programs involving data management, data quality, data lakes, analytics, or reporting.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles and enterprise implementations.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation or modernization initiatives.
• Experience with project planning tools similar to Monday.com.
• Scrum Master, Agile, or SAFe certifications are beneficial.
• Experience transitioning teams from a waterfall to an Agile environment.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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