Scrum Master (Senior Analyst)

Golub Capital • Chicago, IL

5d • $90,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Technology Solutions seeks an experienced DevOps Scrum Master to drive Azure DevOps (ADO) and project management standards based on Scrum. This role involves championing Agile best practices, fostering collaboration and ensuring continuous improvement across teams. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator with expertise in Agile, Scrum and project management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is required
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar Agile certification
• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager with at least 3 years of focused Scrum Master experience
• Proficient with Agile project management tools
• Strong analytical and reporting skills (Power BI) is preferred
• Enthusiastic about working in office and creating a Gold Standard hybrid work culture

Responsibilities

• Participate in the evolution of the Firm’s Agile standards and processes: Establishing, communicating and reinforcing standards across development teams while driving accountability and ownership Ensuring standards, processes and tools support successful sprint / cycle activities with progress and quality visible through metrics Guiding teams in Agile / Scrum practices aligned with Firm standards, facilitating Scrum events as needed and recommending adjustments where appropriate
• Facilitate Scrum meetings: Ensuring standards are consistently followed across all Scrum meetings and practices Focusing on removing impediments and providing feedback to support continuous improvement
• Aligning product delivery goals and ensuring they are clear, prioritized and fully understood by the delivery team Assisting with backlog refinement, preparation for upcoming sprints and aligning on sprint and release objectives
• Demonstrate strong Agile project management: Meeting with team leaders to identify scope, tasks, dependencies, timelines and schedules Supporting team in tracking impediments, risks and issues, ensuring timely assignment, follow‑through and resolution Tracking team velocity, sprint / release progress and delivery metrics Participating in the development and maintenance of Agile planning tools, including Power BI dashboards and reporting Developing Azure DevOps dashboards for monitoring Creating and maintaining data‑driven metrics that communicate progress, quality, bottlenecks and overall team performance Tracking and communicating team velocity and sprint / release progress to stakeholders Incorporating insights from metrics to improve standards and enhance the development lifecycle
• Cross‑Team coordination and product orientation: Owning and managing cross‑team dependencies proactively, ensuring visibility, alignment and timely resolution across all delivery teams Leading and facilitating the Scrum of Scrums process, driving coordination, surfacing risks, resolving cross-team blockers and ensuring alignment on shared milestones and delivery expectations Working with teams to adopt a more product oriented mindset, ensuring teams understand customer value, business outcomes and how their work ties into broader Firm initiatives
• Continuous improvement: Understanding the maturity of each team and identifying and implementing coaching opportunities that reinforce our standards Proposing changes to ADO standards as teams mature or as new opportunities arise that benefit the Firm Leading and facilitating continuous improvement efforts through retrospectives, implementing effective changes that enhance team performance and productivity

Benefits

• full range of medical, financial and / or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation, sick time and parental leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level