Scrum Master

6‑12+ Month Contract Position w/option to extend or convert to perm

Location - Rosemont, IL (1 day a week onsite)

Our client is looking to add a Scrum Master to their team that will act as a servant leader and coach for one or more Agile teams, responsible for optimizing team delivery, improving team dynamics, and enabling a culture of continuous improvement. While the role title reflects Scrum, this position supports teams across a variety of Agile frameworks and ways of working.

• Serve as a servant leader and coach for Agile teams, supporting team growth, self‑organization, and accountability.
• Facilitate core team ceremonies (e.g., planning, refinement, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives), tailored to the team’s delivery approach.
• Guide teams Zusammenarbeit establishing and maintaining effective working agreements, including definitions of readiness and done.
• Leverage Azure Dev Ops (ADO) to support Agile delivery including sprint planning, backlog refinement, work‑item tracking, and dashboard reporting.
• Ensure ADO boards are consistently updated and accurately reflect team progress, backlog health, and dependencies.
• Promote Agile metrics through ADO to enable transparency, predictability, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Foster a continuous feedback culture through retrospectives, team check‑ins, and one‑on‑one coaching, helping teams identify improvement opportunities and follow through on actionable outcomes.
• Actively coach individuals and teams on Agile principles and best practices, helping to improve collaboration, delivery efficiency, города team dynamics.
• Identify and remove impediments that block team progress, coordinating with other teams and stakeholders as人格 necessary.
• Support cross‑team collaboration by managing dependencies and facilitating alignment across multiple delivery teams.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and learning, encouraging teams to evolve their processes to better meet delivery goals.

• 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery roles, with extensive experience as a Scrum Master or Agile team lead.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated expertise using Azure Dev Ops for Agile planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Experience supporting and coaching high‑performing, cross‑functional Agile teams.
• Strong facilitation, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Proven experience in identifying and removing blockers, managing team dependencies, and fostering team health.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Business) or equivalent experience.
• Agile certifications (e.g., CSM, A‑CSM, SAFe SM, PMI‑ACP) strongly preferred.
• Ability to customize ADO dashboards and reports to meet stakeholder and team needs.

The anticipated hourly rate range for this position is ($65‑72/hr). Actual hourly rate will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, retirement and/or other benefits are available after a waiting period.