Scrum Master

The IT Program Manager / Scrum Master Reporting will play a critical leadership role in enabling predictable highquality delivery of enterprise reporting solutions within the Chief Data Office. This role blends strong Agile/Scrum Master capabilities with traditional program and stakeholder management skills operating at the intersection of business data and technology.

The individual will be responsible for driving Agile execution across one or more Reporting delivery teams ensuring adherence to Scrum and SDLC standards managing dependencies and risks and serving as a trusted partner to Product Owners Data Engineering Business and Governance stakeholders. The role emphasizes delivery transparency continuous improvement and disciplined execution in a complex regulated data environment.

Key Responsibilities

Agile & Scrum Leadership

• Serve as Scrum Master for Reporting delivery teams ensuring consistent and effective execution of Agile ceremonies including sprint planning daily standups backlog refinement sprint reviews and retrospectives.

• Act as the accountable owner for Agile flow and discipline ensuring sprint commitments are realistic achievable and aligned to business priorities.

• Coach team members Product Owners and stakeholders on Agile principles fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

• Identify track and proactively remove impediments and blockers impacting delivery velocity or quality.

Program & Delivery Management

• Plan track and manage delivery of Reporting initiatives across multiple sprints and releases ensuring alignment to roadmap commitments.

• Manage crossteam dependencies risks and escalations partnering with IT Data Engineering Business and external vendors as needed.

• Provide clear concise delivery status reporting including sprint metrics milestone progress risks and mitigation plans.

• Ensure delivery adheres to enterprise SDLC governance and compliance standards applicable to Reporting and data products.

Stakeholder & Business Partnership

• Partner closely with Product Owners and Business stakeholders to ensure backlog readiness welldefined user stories and clear acceptance criteria.

• Facilitate alignment between business priorities and technical execution balancing scope timeline and quality.

• Act as a point of coordination between Reporting teams and adjacent CDO IT and Governance functions.

Metrics Transparency & Continuous Improvement

• Own and maintain Agile delivery metrics such as velocity sprint predictability throughput and defect trends.

• Use data and insights to drive continuous improvement discussions with the team and leadership.

• Promote best practices in estimation planning and retrospectives to improve delivery outcomes over time.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in information technology Computer Science Business or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

• 3 years of handson experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager.

• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum frameworks and SDLC processes in enterprise environments.

• Proven ability to manage complex dependencies and work across crossfunctional teams (Business Data Engineering QA Governance).

• Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Reporting Data BI or Analytics platforms in a regulated or dataintensive environment.

• Scrum Master certification (CSM PSM I/II) and/or Project Management certification (PMP PMIACP).

• Experience working within an enterprise data organization.

• Familiarity with Agile tooling such as Azure DevOps Jira or similar platforms.

• Familiarity with Smartsheet as a Scheduling tool.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• Reporting teams deliver consistently against sprint and release commitments with high transparency.

• Stakeholders have confidence in delivery timelines risks and tradeoffs.

• Agile practices are followed with discipline while remaining pragmatic and outcomefocused.

• Delivery metrics improve over time reflecting increased predictability quality and team maturity.

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