Scrum Master-Electric Business Operations.

We are seeking a skilled Scrum Master to join our Electric Business Operations team in Houston, TX. This is a 6-month contract position with a hybrid work model, requiring four days onsite and one day remote per week. Local candidates preferred; ability to start immediately is essential.

About the role

The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile delivery across Electric Business Operations, Operational Data Engineering, and Data & Analytics product teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, and release planning.
• Support Agile delivery across Electric Business Operations, Operational Data Engineering, and Data & Analytics product teams.
• Partner with Product Owners, Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects, and business stakeholders to maintain prioritized and sprint-ready backlogs.
• Coordinate delivery of data engineering, analytics, reporting, and operational technology initiatives supporting electric business operations.
• Manage cross-team dependencies across data platforms, enterprise applications, integration, cloud, and business teams.
• Identify and remove delivery impediments while proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation items.
• Monitor Agile delivery metrics including velocity, burndown, cycle time, throughput, capacity, and sprint commitments.
• Coordinate release planning, testing, deployment readiness, and production implementation activities across multiple product teams.
• Facilitate communication between technical teams, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and program leadership to maintain delivery transparency.
• Maintain Agile project plans, backlogs, dashboards, RAID logs, and delivery documentation using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospective action items, Agile maturity assessments, process optimization, and team coaching.
• Support enterprise governance and executive reporting by preparing delivery status, risks, dependencies, milestones, and performance metrics.

Requirements

• Must be local to Houston, TX and able to work onsite from Day 1; written confirmation of onsite work agreement required.
• Any work authorization accepted.

Skills

• Required:
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and ceremonies.
  • Proficiency in using Agile tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
  • Strong communication and facilitation skills.
  • Ability to manage cross-team dependencies and delivery impediments.
• Preferred:
  • Experience in Electric Business Operations or similar industry.
  • Knowledge of data engineering, analytics, and reporting.
  • Experience with enterprise applications, integration, and cloud technologies.

Schedule

Hybrid work model: four days onsite and one day remote per week.

Pay

Competitive compensation for this 6-month contract position.