Senior Scrum Master

Senior Scrum Master

**Position: Scrum Master** We are seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to support a Power-cell that manages 10 enterprise applications. The Scrum Master will manage multiple cross-functional Agile teams facilitating delivery of high-value business outcomes through modern Agile practices within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). **Key Responsibilities:** - Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups sprint planning reviews retrospectives) for teams running bi-weekly sprints. - Support the Product Manager in backlog refinement release planning and prioritization aligned to quarterly OKRs and Goal Tree objectives. - Maintain and enforce the Definition of Done ensuring compliance with documentation architecture governance and compliance standards. - Track and report sprint velocity burndown story point completion rate and cycle time to maintain delivery predictability. - Surface delivery risks and cross-team blockers to support portfolio-level prioritization decisions. ** Qualifications:** - 10 years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master in enterprise IT/software delivery environments. - Demonstrated experience coaching 23 concurrent Agile teams in Scrum and/or Kanban. - Strong working knowledge of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) PI Planning ART-level coordination cross-team dependency management. - Proficiency with Jira (including Jira Plans/Advanced Roadmaps) and Confluence. - Understanding of software development lifecycle CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. - Excellent facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills. - Experience managing cross-functional dependencies in a multi-application portfolio environment. - Ability to work onsite in Columbus IN at least 3 days per week. **Preferred Qualifications:** - Active Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Professional Scrum Master (PSM II) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification. - Advanced certifications: A-CSM SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) or SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE). - Experience in manufacturing engineering or quality IT domains. - Familiarity with OKR frameworks and value-driven delivery metrics (cycle time lead time throughput). - Experience with Power BI dashboards Microsoft Teams and SharePoint collaboration. - Prior experience working in product-centric or Power-cell operating models.