Senior Scrum Master

Magellan Health

Senior Scrum Master leading IT teams to enhance Agile practices in the healthcare sector. Collaborating with Product Managers/Owners to ensure effective team dynamics and delivery of initiatives.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • Maryland, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $83,890 - $142,610 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coach and facilitate IT teams to support them in achieving sprint goals and continuously improving processes.
Collaborate with Product Managers/Owners and fellow Scrum Masters to foster a self-aware, cross-trained, and continuously improving team environment.
Lead a scrum team and ensure the successful delivery of high-value initiatives.
Support Sprint and Release Planning, foster team self-awareness, encourage cross-training, and decision-making.
Protect scrum team from outside interference during a sprint.
Remove impediments or guide team on how to remove impediments.
Report on team progress each sprint through defined metrics.
Act as liaison between clients and delivery teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years' related experience in IT engineering and a minimum of 2 years' experience in Agile software development as a scrum master delivering medium complexity products to customers.
Servant leadership approach.
Strong presentation, influencing, and relationship management skills.
Knowledge of Agile principles and concepts.
Strong communication, organizational, analytical, critical thinking, and team building skills.
Experience in risk and change management.
Ability to work with teams not co-located.
Experience working with multiple software development teams that diligently applied Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Ability to lead team in brainstorming, root cause analysis, or similar problem-solving techniques to assist in resolving issues, crafting solutions, or defining process improvement.
Ability to coach on Scrum/Agile processes and give feedback to individuals and teams.
Demonstrated planning and organizing skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Magellan offers a broad range of health, life, voluntary and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile PrinciplesScrum PracticesSprint PlanningRelease PlanningImpediment RemovalMetrics ReportingRoot Cause AnalysisProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsCritical ThinkingInfluencing Skills