Senior Scrum Master

Kforce has a client seeking a Senior Scrum Master in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Key Responsibilities:

• Operate proactively, anticipating risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges before they surface as issues
• Serve as a coach at all levels - coaching teams on execution and flow, and coaching leaders and managers on Agile mindset, decision-making, and trade-offs
• Prepare and coach teams for PI Planning, Pre-PI Planning, and In-Quarter Execution
• Drive readiness across backlogs, dependencies, risks, and capacity
• Actively support ART-level ceremonies (ART Sync, SoS, PO Sync as applicable)
• Identify, track, and proactively manage inter-team and cross-ART dependencies
• Facilitate dependency resolution across Product, UX, Architecture, and Engineering
• Maintain clear visibility into program-level risks and impediments
• Escalate issues with clear options, trade-offs, and impact analysis
• Design, create, and maintain Jira dashboards, filters, and reports for teams and leadership
• Configure and optimize workflows, boards, and issue hierarchies to support flow
• Ensure data integrity to enable accurate metrics and executive reporting
• Translate Jira data into actionable insights
• Coach teams on Agile and Lean principles, focusing on flow, predictability, and quality
• Facilitate retrospectives that result in traceable measurable improvements
• Mentor less-experienced Scrum Masters and contribute to communities of practice
• Use data and observation to guide improvements, not dogma
• Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, Architects, and Engineering Managers
• Communicate clearly with leadership on progress, risks, and confidence
• Balance delivery commitments with sustainable pace and quality
• Preferred: SAFe certification (SSM, SASM, RTE, SPC) or equivalent experience
• 8+ years experience as a Scrum Master in complex, enterprise environments
• Demonstrated success working in Scaled Agile frameworks
• Strong expertise in inter-team dependency management and cross-team coordination
• Advanced Jira expertise (dashboards, JQL, workflows, reporting)
• Proven ability to prepare teams for PI Planning and program-level execution
• Deep understanding of Agile metrics (flow, predictability, WIP, throughput)
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and communication skills
• Experience supporting multiple teams or an ART