Scrum Lead

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Scrum Lead with deep Agile/Scrum expertise, including leading Agile transformations and helping organizations transition from waterfall to Agile delivery models
• Experience maturing Scrum practices, identifying and correcting Agile anti-patterns, and driving continuous improvement across teams
• Strong servant leadership skills with a track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing Scrum teams through change and adversity
• Experience leading multiple Scrum teams, including coordination with offshore resources
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for backlog, sprint, and delivery management
• Experience managing project financials, reporting, and facilitating PI Planning sessions
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence technical teams and business stakeholders

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience supporting Lending or Financial Services organizations
• Experience leading organizations through early-stage Agile transformations
• Familiarity with Microsoft-based project management and collaboration tools

Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Scrum Lead to support initiatives within their Lending organization. This individual will play a key role in advancing Agile maturity, strengthening Scrum practices, and helping teams navigate organizational change while partnering closely with both business and technology stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Serve as a coach and mentor to Scrum teams, helping improve Agile execution and eliminate Scrum anti-patterns
• Guide teams through Agile transformation efforts and drive adoption of Scrum best practices
• Lead and coordinate multiple Scrum teams, including offshore resources, to ensure successful delivery
• Manage project financials, reporting, risks, dependencies, and roadmap alignment
• Facilitate PI Planning and cross-team coordination
• Build strong relationships across lending, business, and technology teams, helping drive alignment through periods of change
• Track project status, risks, issues, and dependencies using Azure DevOps and Microsoft project management tools