Senior Agilist
Cincinnati, OHContract / Temporary$55–60/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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BCforward is seeking a Senior Agilist to guide Agile Squads in delivering business value and continuous improvement. The role focuses on Scrum facilitation, Agile coaching, and team enablement, including coaching Product Owners and Development Teams and helping teams improve through empirical data and feedback. The position is a two-month contract in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Job Title: Senior Agilist Location: Cincinnati OH Duration: Contract - 2 months Pay Range: $55/hr $60/hr (W2) Job ID: 411520 About BCforward BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity. Job Description We are seeking a Senior Agilist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Scrum facilitation, Agile coaching, and team enablement and a proven ability to guide Agile Squads to deliver sustained business value and continuous improvement. Responsibilities: * Facilitate Scrum events and ensure teams realize value from Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement. * Coach Product Owners and Development Teams on effective backlog management, clarity of outcomes, and success criteria. * Enable self-organization, cross-functionality, and continuous improvement within Agile Squads using empirical data and feedback loops. * Identify, remove, and when needed escalate impediments, including cultural and logistical barriers and cross-team dependencies. Required Skills & Qualifications: * Proficiency in Scrum Framework, Agile principles, and software delivery lifecycle practices. * Strong coaching, facilitation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills. * Excellent oral and written communication with the ability to teach and mentor peers and teams. * 3+ years of full-time business experience and 1+ year of Scrum experience. Preferred Skills: * Familiarity with practices that support agility such as CI/CD, Test-Driven Development, and Automated Testing. * Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience. Why BCforward? At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to: * Competitive compensation and benefits * Opportunities for growth with global clients * A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people * Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects About Our Commitment BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Interested? Apply Now! If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume. Apply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjI4MTgxLjEwNTA4QGJjZm9yd2FyZGNvbXAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t
How this job compares
Set against the 330 open Scrum Master jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55–60/hr
- US median$60–70/hr36 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $57.50/hr, is 13% below the US median midpoint ($66/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Scrum Master hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Scrum Master jobs in Ohio and 330 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Apex Systems7 open
- Eliassen Group3 open
- Insight Global2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Scrum Master postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (288 postings).
- Education
- 127 of the 330 open Scrum Master jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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