Senior Scrum Master

Senior Scrum Master
9 months
Oakland, CA 94612 Hybrid (3 days onsite: Tuesday–Thursday)
Local Candidates Only

Position Summary:
Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support Agile delivery within a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation program for a utility organization. The Scrum Master will lead Agile teams, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, manage cross-team dependencies, and support delivery within a hybrid Agile/Waterfall environment.

Must-Have Requirements

• 5+ years of Scrum Master experience in enterprise Agile environments.
• Scrum Master experience supporting an ERP implementation program or SAP support organization.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA (strongly preferred) or major ERP platforms.
• Expert-level experience with Jira for backlog management, sprint tracking, reporting, and Agile metrics.
• Experience working in SAFe or scaled Agile environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery models.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams, dependencies, risks, and impediments.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Utility industry experience.
• Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology.
• Experience supporting ERP data migration, testing, cutover, or deployment activities.
• Experience working with SAP functional, technical, and business teams.
• Knowledge of PMO governance, RAID logs, stage gates, and release management.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for 1–2 Agile teams supporting SAP S/4HANA delivery.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, SAP Consultants, and System Integrators to maintain and prioritize backlogs.
• Track team velocity, burndown, sprint progress, and Agile metrics.
• Remove impediments and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers across workstreams.
• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Architects, and program stakeholders.
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and other scaled Agile ceremonies.
• Ensure alignment between Agile teams and traditional PMO governance requirements.
• Support integration with waterfall-driven activities such as data migration, testing, and cutover.

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $65.00/hr – $85.00/hr.