Scrum Lead

Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Scrum Lead to support initiatives within their Lending organization. This individual will play a key role in advancing Agile maturity, strengthening Scrum practices, and helping teams navigate organizational change while partnering closely with both business and technology stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Serve as a coach and mentor to Scrum teams, helping improve Agile execution and eliminate Scrum anti-patterns
• Guide teams through Agile transformation efforts and drive adoption of Scrum best practices
• Lead and coordinate multiple Scrum teams, including offshore resources, to ensure successful delivery
• Manage project financials, reporting, risks, dependencies, and roadmap alignment
• Facilitate PI Planning and cross-team coordination
• Build strong relationships across lending, business, and technology teams, helping drive alignment through periods of change
• Track project status, risks, issues, and dependencies using Azure DevOps and Microsoft project management tools

Skills and Requirements

• Proven experience as a Scrum Lead with deep Agile/Scrum expertise, including leading Agile transformations and helping organizations transition from waterfall to Agile delivery models
• Experience maturing Scrum practices, identifying and correcting Agile anti-patterns, and driving continuous improvement across teams
• Strong servant leadership skills with a track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing Scrum teams through change and adversity
• Experience leading multiple Scrum teams, including coordination with offshore resources
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for backlog, sprint, and delivery management
• Experience managing project financials, reporting, and facilitating PI Planning sessions
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence technical teams and business stakeholders
• Experience supporting Lending or Financial Services organizations
• Experience leading organizations through early-stage Agile transformations
• Familiarity with Microsoft-based project management and collaboration tools

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].