Agile Scrum Master II
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Job Type: W2 Contract, 12 months with potential to extend or convert
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 1st shift
Pay Rate: Starting at $60/hourly with optional benefits including 401k, medical insurance, and PTO
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and support multiple Agile Scrum Teams across complex initiatives involving internal, external, onshore, offshore, business, and technical resources.
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and agile practices including daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and cross-team coordination.
- Ensure adherence to Scrum values: courage, focus, commitment, respect, and openness.
- Identify and resolve delivery impediments; escalate unresolved issues to senior leadership.
- Manage risks and issues, ensuring they do not recur.
- Foster continuous improvement and drive team maturity in Agile principles and Scrum practices.
- Monitor team health and project needs proactively.
- Serve as an Agile subject matter expert and mentor; contribute to Agile COE/COPs.
- Support Product Owner in backlog management and prioritization; maintain relevant metrics.
- Build strong team environments with high morale and cohesion.
- Facilitate conflict resolution within teams and stakeholders; escalate serious conflicts.
- Promote transparency in delivery progress, quality, and schedule.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master using Agile Scrum methodology.
- Strong servant-leader mindset with coaching and mentoring capabilities.
- Experience delivering modern enterprise software using Agile methods.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational skills and experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira).
- Familiarity with App Dev best practices including automation and CI/CD pipelines.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Minimum of 4 years of related experience in enterprise IT project delivery using Agile methods.
- Scrum Master Certification (CSM) preferred.
- Previous project management experience and applicable certifications preferred.