Job Type: Contract
Contract Length: Initial contract through end of year
Pay Range: $65-$95/hr
Start Date: 3/16/26
Location: Hybrid/Remote (preference for 2 days per week onsite at the Boston office)
About the Opportunity:
Our client, a leader in Investment Management, is looking for a skilled Senior Scrum Master to join their team for an initial contract through the end of the year engagement. This project involves supporting key investment operations and engineering teams within a highly regulated multi-strategy investment firm managing over $100 billion in assets. You will be instrumental in driving Agile maturity and delivering on critical financial objectives. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:
This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including daily scrums, sprint planning, and retrospectives, ensuring full team engagement.
- Actively coach team members on Agile practices, values, growth mindset, and continuous improvement, regularly assessing and elevating the team's Agile maturity.
- Collaborate with the Product Owner(s) to maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog that is prepared for execution.
- Anticipate, address, and remove impediments to team productivity, and proactively shield the team from external interference.
- Provide guidance and coaching to various organizational positions (directors, managers, product owners, team members) that interact with the team, and effectively work with and challenge offshore engineering teams.
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:
- 10+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile leadership role.
- Deep expertise in Investment Operations/Financial Services, with demonstrated experience working in a highly regulated environment managing financial data. This isn't a learning role—you need to be a subject matter expert.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals.
- Extensive, practical experience with Agile frameworks. Knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices is a plus, but a focus on real-world application and challenging the status quo is essential.
- Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates to the project team.
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