Scrum Master – Hybrid – NO C2C
Title: Scrum Master
Location: Lansing, MI – Hybrid
Rate: $65/Hr
Note: This position is a contract on W2, and is NOT open to C2C.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments.
- Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level financial or debt management software solutions.
- Advanced knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodologies (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, or similar).
- Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.
- Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and delivery forecasting.
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).
- Hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.).
- Proven ability to coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, story decomposition, estimation, and value prioritization.
- Experience supporting teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.
- Strong understanding of regulatory, privacy, and security considerations in financial services software (e.g., PCI, SOC, FFIEC, CFPB-related requirements).
- Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead multiple Agile teams or a large, scaled program context.
- Experience working in fast-paced, cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Preferred Qualifications
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), CSM, PSM I/II, ICP-ACC, or equivalent certification.
- Experience working with debt collection/servicing systems, payment processing workflows, or financial case management platforms.
- Understanding of user-centered design, accessibility standards, and customer journey mapping.
- Experience supporting Quality Assurance processes including regression, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-deployment validation.
- Ability to facilitate technical discussions, backlog elaboration sessions, and dependency alignment across multiple teams.
- Experience contributing to or establishing Centers of Excellence (Agile CoE) or process governance programs.