Overview

We are seeking an experienced Agile practitioner to support two cross-functional software product and engineering teams (approximately 6–8 people per team) operating in a hybrid Agile environment. Our teams leverage a mix of Scrum and Kanban practices to support iterative delivery and continuous flow.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate team cadences such as daily stand-ups, planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Help teams maintain a sustainable delivery rhythm while adapting practices as needed.
• Help teams identify and remove impediments that impact delivery.
• Surface and coordinate cross-team dependencies when they arise.
• Support teams in improving workflow clarity and predictability.
• Partner with Product Managers, Technical Product Owners, and Engineering to ensure work is well understood and ready for development.
• Help teams inspect and adapt how work flows through the system.
• Help maintain visibility into team progress, risks, and delivery forecasts for stakeholders.
• Encourage clear communication between product, engineering, and leadership.
• Coach team members and stakeholders on effective Agile practices in a hybrid Scrum/Kanban environment.
• Encourage lightweight, practical ways of working that support delivery and team health.
• Support consistent workflow practices in tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Help maintain clear boards, workflows, and working agreements.
• Encourage experimentation with emerging tools, including AI-assisted workflows, that improve team productivity, analysis, and delivery transparency.

Qualifications

• 1–5+ years of experience supporting Agile software development teams as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or similar role.
• Experience working with cross-functional product and engineering teams.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve delivery impediments.
• Experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Ability to balance Agile best practices with pragmatic delivery needs.
• Scrum certification (CSM, PSM, or similar) is helpful but not required.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with teams that use hybrid Agile approaches (Scrum, Kanban, or Scrumban).
• Background in SaaS, digital products, or technical product development.
• Experience supporting distributed or hybrid teams.
• Familiarity with metrics such as velocity, burndown, cycle time, and capacity planning.
• Interest in or experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve team workflows, analysis, documentation, or delivery insights.

Contract Details

• Time zone: Same or adjacent time zones preferred.
• Duration: 10 months.