Charles Schwab · 1 day ago
Scrum Master
US-TX-Austin
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$84K/yr - $150K/yr
7+ years expCharles Schwab is a leading financial services firm that empowers its employees to make impactful contributions. The Senior Scrum Master will enable the Wealth and Advice Solutions Technology (WAS Tech) team to achieve high-quality delivery by implementing best practices in Agile methodologies and facilitating collaboration across key stakeholders.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Enable WAS Tech to achieve consistent, predictable, high-quality delivery by implementing best practices, tools, metrics, automation frameworks, and providing Agile oversight in software development and testing
Serve as a strong and versatile hands-on scrum master
Deliver high-quality solutions that meet business objectives in a flexible, collaborative, and rapidly changing environment
Support key stakeholders across the WAS organization focused on high-net worth and ultra-high net worth retail investors
Work with a team of talented and highly motivated technologists
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field; Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), or equivalent Agile certification
7+ years as a Scrum Master in enterprise software development environments, with proven track record of coaching teams of 5-9 members to achieve consistent velocity and meet sprint commitments
Demonstrated experience facilitating all Scrum ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, sprint reviews) and managing product backlogs with Product Owners
Experience identifying, tracking, and resolving team impediments and organizational blockers in fast-paced, iterative development environments with changing priorities
Proficiency with Agile project management tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps, or Rally) and knowledge of Agile metrics and reporting (burndown charts, velocity tracking, sprint health metrics)
Excellent facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively across developers, QA engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders
Preferred
Advanced Scrum certifications (CSP-SM, PSM II) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC); 7+ years of Scrum Master experience with at least 2 years in senior or lead role
Experience in scaled Agile environments (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale), facilitating large-scale planning events (PI Planning, quarterly business reviews), and managing release planning across multiple teams
Familiarity with multiple Agile frameworks beyond Scrum (Kanban, XP, Lean); understanding of DevOps, CI/CD concepts, and technical practices (test-driven development, continuous integration, automated testing)
Experience coaching and mentoring junior Scrum Masters or Agile practitioners; proven ability to influence organizational culture and drive adoption of Agile best practices
Financial services, healthcare, or other regulated industry experience; change management and organizational transformation experience; knowledge of compliance and security requirements
Background in software development, quality assurance, or technical project management; Agile analytics experience using data to drive team improvements; proficiency with collaboration tools (Confluence, Slack, Microsoft Teams)
Company
Charles Schwab
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