Senior Scrum Master - St. Louis (sponsorship not available)

Vaco is actively seeking a Senior Scrum Master for a direct-hire opportunity to join an extremely stable and internationally respected organization in Memphis.

(Please Note: No form of employment sponsorship is available for this position)

Position Summary

The Scrum Master is responsible for coaching and facilitating agile teams throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle. The Scrum Master works within a fast-paced Agile environment and ensures alignment of SAFe methodologies across business, product, partner, and technology stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple agile teams through the Scrum process, ensuring successful delivery of critical, customer-facing projects.
• Guide agile / SAFe practices to facilitate the incremental and adaptive delivery of products within teams.
• Promote and facilitate the adoption of key engineering practices such as Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development, and other methodologies to improve the quality and reliability of deliverables.
• Develop and document an agile framework that is both successful and reproducible, enabling other teams within the organization to adopt similar practices.
• Monitor and guide the team's progress toward their goals and commitments by improving quality, predictability, flow, and velocity.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, team demos, and retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owner(s) to strengthen their effectiveness, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and drive alignment across teams.
• Identify and remove impediments to progress, maintaining a transparent and healthy relationship with both the team and the wider organization.

Qualifications:

• Strong experience as a Scrum Master with a proven track record of working in agile / SAFe environments.
• Excellent understanding and experience in implementing agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Extremely strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent) a plus.
• Familiarity with engineering best practices, such as CI/CD, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and DevOps principles.
• Prefer prior experience in a data-intensive and regulated environment, preferably within finance, investment, or wealth management sectors.

Additional Details

• Employment Type: Direct-Hire
• Location: Memphis, TN
• Start Date: Immediate
• Compensation: $120k - $160k plus bonus and relocation assistance
• Employment Status: No form of employment sponsorship is being considered