Scrum Master
DLA Piper · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 3 mo ago
HybridEngineering$149k–$237k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Facilitate team and value stream ceremonies as appropriate (e.g. stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives), adapting practices to support successful delivery.
- Identify and remove impediments that limit team or value stream effectiveness or disrupt flow of delivery.
- Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, accountability, and psychological safety for continuous improvement within the team.
- Enable effective work intake, refinement, and prioritization in partnership with TPMs and QA Leads, ensuring alignment to value-driven outcomes (without owning scope or priorities).
- Shield teams from unnecessary external disruption while promoting appropriate stakeholder engagement and alignment.
- Track and help teams use appropriate Agile metrics (e.g. cycle time, WIP, throughput) to support learning and improvement, not performance scoring.
- Facilitate coordination and collaboration across teams within the value stream to improve end-to-end delivery and reduce dependencies.
- Contribute to broader Agile adoption by partnering with other Scrum Masters, TPMs, QA Leads, coaches, and leadership.
Desired Skills
- Understanding Scrum and Agile frameworks and principles.
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to lead without formal authority through influence and servant leadership.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience fostering continuous improvement and team maturity.
- Comfortable working in complex enterprise environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working across teams and stakeholders.
- Comfort with ambiguity and evolving operating models.
- A coaching mindset (not task management) is critical.
Minimum Education
High School or GED
Preferred Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
Certifications
- PSM I / PSM II, CSM / A-CSM / Kanban or SAFe Scrum Master certifications preferred.
Minimum Years Of Experience
10+ years of experience with cross-team coordination or scaled delivery