Sr. Scrum Master (FTE / Onsite)

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to join our team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is an onsite, full-time position supporting Agile delivery and ensuring alignment with Wells Fargo Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Support Agile delivery to provide business value and ensure quality results, managing capacity and mitigating risk.
• Facilitate Scrum Agile ceremonies for the teams.
• Ensure the flow of work is systemically managed to deliver value efficiently, partnering with the Product Owner to maintain a healthy backlog.
• Perform and share regular Agile team health checks, enabling continuous improvement.
• Protect the team from distractions and resolve impediments to maximize performance.
• Work with the Product Owner to communicate delivery progress and escalate risks or issues affecting team effectiveness.
• Establish, communicate, and monitor product-area goals and performance indicators.
• Facilitate frequent collaboration between stakeholders.
• Actively own the prioritization of a clearly defined product backlog aligned with product vision and goals.
• Coordinate with other Product Owners to ensure a seamless customer experience.
• Define and refine user stories, including business readiness stories, ensuring clear acceptance criteria.
• Ensure all known work is transparent and added to the backlog, maintaining a healthy hierarchy (Story → Feature → Epic).
• Accept user stories once they meet acceptance criteria and the definition of done.
• Actively participate in all product area events.
• Identify and resolve sequencing and prioritization conflicts across products and product areas.
• Inspire and lead high-performing, cross-functional teams.
• Be available to the team to answer questions and address escalated impediments.
• Maintain continuous communication with the product manager and delivery teams.
• Coordinate with business analysts, delivery coordinators, POs, and shared supporting roles.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience with Agile practices and frameworks (e.g., Kanban, Scrum).
• Experience with workflow and collaboration tools, such as Confluence and Jira.
• Experience with human-centered design principles.
• Strong risk management and dependency management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, at all organizational levels, including senior executive leadership.
• Ability to influence and lead organizational changes in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work and influence successfully within a matrix environment and build effective business partnerships.
• Experience working with and leading delivery teams.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and facilitating discussions to explore optimal solutions.

Pay

The starting pay range for this role is $83,520.00 to $125,280.00. Actual compensation will depend on relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contribution.
• Flexible spending or health savings account.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Employee assistance program.
• 401k program with company match.
• Additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

About the Company

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We accelerate client success through responsible innovation, offering expertise in AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers, and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations transition sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in over 50 countries and provide access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers and partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion annually in R&D.