Senior Scrum Master

The Hartford

. Facilitate planning, team coordination, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and other working sessions .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $108,800 - $163,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, with a strong focus on facilitating cross-functional collaboration and managing integrated backlogs. Proven ability to drive decision-making, promote transparency, and support stakeholder engagement in complex transformation initiatives.

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Scrum Master CertificationAgile Delivery Lead ExperienceIntegrated Backlog ManagementStrong Communication SkillsStakeholder Engagement

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Hard Skills

ScrumKanbanLeanScaled Delivery PracticesBacklog RefinementRisk ManagementDependency CoordinationOutcome-Based PlanningVisual ManagementSystems Thinking

Soft Skills

CollaborationConflict ResolutionInfluencingAnalytical SkillsFacilitation

Tools & Technologies

Delivery ToolsVisual Management Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

CSMPSM I

Industry Keywords

Transformation PractitionerCross-Functional InitiativesStakeholder EngagementChange ReadinessContinuous Improvement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Facilitate planning, team coordination, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and other working sessions
Translate strategic objectives into a prioritized, outcome-based backlog with clear owners, milestones, and acceptance criteria
Establish delivery cadence and provide visibility into progress, decisions, risks, issues, dependencies, and impediments
Coordinate dependencies and handoffs across SWT pillars, business and technology partners, and transformation efforts
Facilitate alignment on the future-state operating model, including roles, decision rights, governance, workflows, measures, and enabling capabilities
Drive action-item follow-through and escalate issues affecting scope, sequencing, readiness, or delivery
Use visual management and delivery tools to maintain an integrated view of priorities, milestones, dependencies, and outcomes
Support roadmap, milestone, decision, pilot, and implementation-readiness planning
Enable timely decisions by bringing together stakeholders, data, and options and documenting outcomes and implications
Promote transparency, trust, shared accountability, experimentation, and continuous improvement
Deliver leadership updates on progress, outcomes, risks, decisions, and support needs
Support adoption through stakeholder engagement, change readiness, communications, and transition planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile delivery lead, project manager, or transformation practitioner supporting complex, cross-functional initiatives
Working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, ART, and scaled delivery practices
Ability to facilitate senior, cross-functional stakeholders; navigate ambiguity; and move teams from discussion to decisions and action
Experience managing integrated backlogs, roadmaps, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and actions across multiple workstreams
Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills
Strong collaboration, conflict-resolution, and influencing skills
Analytical and systems-thinking skills
Scrum Master certification, such as CSM or PSM I
Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position

Benefits

Comp & perks

Short-term or annual bonuses
Long-term incentives
On-the-spot recognition
Total compensation package
Hybrid work schedule