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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Scrum Master - **Company:** Msq, Inc. - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $125,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Scrum Methodology, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Visual Systems - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.atlantacareerpath.com/job.asp?id=3336251853&tx=FL838FFQ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of professional experience and education * Experience at a digital agency strongly preferred, but not required * 10+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery leader in complex environments * Proven experience supporting multiple Agile teams and concurrent project delivery within large, matrixed organizations * Experience working within SAFe, the Kanban Method, or hybrid Agile frameworks * Demonstrated experience supporting or launching Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and facilitating PI Planning at scale * Strong hands-on experience with sprint capacity planning, velocity management, delivery forecasting, and dependency management * Experience leading or contributing to Agile transformations at scale * Experience transitioning teams or organizations from Waterfall to Agile is a strong plus * Scrum Master certification (CSM, SAFe SSM/SPC, or equivalent) * Excellent facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills * Strong communication, presentation, coaching, and leadership capabilities ## Description The Senior Scrum Master is engaged from project inception through delivery and serves as a servant leader, coach, and change agent. This role partners closely with Project Managers and senior stakeholders to improve delivery execution, team maturity, and cross-team coordination in a fast-paced, client-facing environment., * Serve as Senior Scrum Master for multiple Agile teams across concurrent projects, facilitating all core Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives * Own sprint capacity planning across assigned teams, actively managing sprint velocity, commitments, and delivery predictability * Track and maintain sprint deliverables aligned to PI Plan roadmaps, proactively identifying cross-project risks, dependencies, and delivery impacts * Partner with Project Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to support delivery across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, and dependencies * Lead and facilitate scaled Agile events, including PI Planning, cross-team planning, delivery synchronization, dependency management, and system-level Inspect & Adapt sessions * Enable teams to adopt Lean thinking and flow-based delivery, leveraging Kanban practices and visual management to continuously optimize throughput and reduce bottlenecks * Coach teams, leaders, and stakeholders on Lean, Agile, Scrum, and SAFe principles, driving higher levels of team autonomy, accountability, and performance * Drive and facilitate effective retrospectives, ensuring continuous improvement actions are identified, owned, and executed * Act as a change agent and mentor, supporting team maturity, organizational Agile adoption, and continuous improvement across the delivery organization ## Related Videos - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [Solving Architectural Entropy With Runnable Diagrams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100144-solving-architectural-entropy-with-runnable-diagrams) - [Coffee with Developers - Cassidy Williams - ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/912-coffee-with-developers-cassidy-williams) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [Systems Thinking for Performance: How to Diagnose and Fix Slow Systems without Guessing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2103-systems-thinking-for-performance-how-to-diagnose-and-fix-slow-systems-without-guessing) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) ## Related Articles - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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