Senior Scrum Master - SAFe Agile Transformation

Job Title: Senior Scrum Master - SAFe Agile Transformation
Location: 100% Remote supporting PST

• Position Summary:
• We are seeking a Senior Scrum Master to play a critical leadership role in our SAFe Agile Transformation Program, supporting global technology and business teams. This role will have two teams with a dedicated focus on Agile Enablement and delivery of AI-powered reporting, Power BI dashboards, and Agile performance metrics. This individual will lead a cross-functional Agile team (Architects, Developers, Analysts) building decision-support tools that track Agile team maturity, productivity, and value delivery.
  
  The ideal candidate combines deep Agile expertise-especially within the SAFe framework-with the ability to drive product team performance, foster continuous improvement, and ensure end-to-end alignment across both enterprise strategy and execution using Jira and Jira Align.
• Key Responsibilities:
• SAFe Agile Facilitation Delivery Leadership
• Facilitate and guide all Scrum ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, Demos, and PI Planning.
• Drive adoption of SAFe Agile principles across the delivery team while ensuring alignment with ART-level planning.
• Use Jira and Jira Align to manage team boards, track OKRs, visualize dependencies, and maintain strategic visibility across value streams.
• Team Enablement Coaching
• Proactively coach team members, Product Owners, and junior Scrum Masters in Agile best practices and continuous delivery.
• Cultivate a culture of ownership, innovation, and psychological safety that encourages growth, experimentation, and velocity.
• Act as a motivational force to push, guide, and challenge teams to meet business value goals and PI commitments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Stakeholder Alignment
• Partner with Product Owners and Business Analysts to maintain well-groomed backlogs, prioritize features tied to business value, and communicate roadmap expectations.
• Ensure transparent and effective communication between developers, architects, data teams, and business stakeholders.
• Support the team in building AI-enhanced Power BI reports and Agile maturity dashboards by removing blockers and aligning expectations.
• Agile Metrics, Reporting AI Awareness
• Leverage reporting solutions the team is building to track Agile performance: velocity, throughput, lead time, team maturity, etc.
• Promote the use of prompt engineering and AI-based analytics to inform decision-making and measure transformation progress.
• Deliver actionable insights using data from Jira, Jira Align, Smartsheet, and Power BI.
• Agile Transformation Leadership
• Act as a change agent in enterprise Agile adoption, collaborating with other Scrum Masters, RTEs, and Coaches.
• Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and lunch-and-learns on SAFe and Agile reporting techniques.
• Actively contribute to shaping organizational best practices for Lean-Agile delivery and team empowerment.
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of Scrum Master experience, including 3+ years at a senior level supporting enterprise Agile teams.
• Proven expertise implementing and scaling SAFe Agile practices, with hands-on PI Planning experience.
• Strong experience using Jira and Jira Align for planning, tracking, and reporting Agile delivery.
• Experience working closely with BI/reporting teams, especially those building solutions in Power BI, Azure, and AI-enhanced reporting frameworks.
• Exceptional facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and servant leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing Agile teams delivering cross-functional technical solutions.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and change management capabilities across technical and non-technical audiences.
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), or equivalent Agile certification required.
• Experience in biotech, life sciences, or regulated industries is strongly preferred.
• Tools Platforms:
• Jira, Jira Align, Confluence
• Smartsheet, MS Office 365 (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• WebEx, Miro, OneNote
• Familiarity with Power BI, Azure DevOps, and AI tooling is a plus.