Senior Scrum Master
Arlo Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
- Ensure teams consistently follow Scrum, SAFe, or agile hybrid practices while adapting appropriately to team maturity and organizational needs
- Support sprint execution by promoting focus, accountability, and delivery of committed work
- Track team progress using Agile metrics and dashboards (velocity, burndown/burnup, cycle time, throughput)
- Coach team members and leaders on Agile best practices, servant leadership, and continuous improvement
- Identify delivery risks and inefficiencies and drive mitigation plans through team collaboration
- Support team scaling efforts across multiple Scrum teams when applicable
- Actively identify and remove blockers impacting team delivery
- Escalate risks and dependencies appropriately and proactively manage cross-team coordination
- Maintain visibility into delivery challenges and ensure leadership is informed with actionable insights
- Partner with Product Owner(s) to ensure backlog readiness, clear acceptance criteria, and prioritized work
- Facilitate alignment between delivery teams and business stakeholders on scope, timelines, and expectations
- Drive transparency through reporting, roadmap coordination, and regular delivery status updates
- Facilitate retrospectives and ensure improvement actions are documented, tracked, and completed
- Support adoption of Agile tooling and standardization (Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Lucid, etc.)
- Contribute to organizational Agile maturity by mentoring junior Scrum Masters and supporting Agile governance
Requirements
- 5-7 years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting Agile delivery teams
- Demonstrated success leading multiple Scrum teams and delivering complex initiatives
- Strong knowledge of Scrum, Agile principles, and team-level execution practices
- Experience coaching teams and stakeholders across varying Agile maturity levels
- Proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Confluence, and reporting dashboards
- Strong facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and drive outcomes in fast-paced environments
- Scrum certifications such as CSM, PSM I/II, SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or ACP
- Experience in scaled Agile environments (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, or hybrid models)
- Experience supporting technology teams (software engineering, DevOps, data, cloud, cybersecurity)
- Strong understanding of delivery metrics, forecasting, and capacity planning
- Prior experience mentoring Scrum Masters or supporting Agile Center of Excellence (CoE)
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Hard Skills & Tools
ScrumAgileSAFeAgile metricsdelivery metricscapacity planningcoachingfacilitationconflict resolutionreporting
Soft Skills
communicationaccountabilityfocusteam collaborationtransparencymentoringleadershipadaptabilityproblem-solvingprioritization
Certifications
CSMPSM IPSM IISAFe Scrum Master (SSM)ACP