Job Details

Scrum Master

Introduction
GavinHeath is partnering with a client in Colorado Springs, CO looking to add a Scrum Master to their team. The role is a 6-month contract position with the possibility of extension or full-time conversion.

*Hybrid - onsite 5 days every 2-week period*

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and Kanban practices, ensuring quality through Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD).
• Support Product Owners/Managers with backlog health, prioritization, and transparency.
• Coach teams and leaders across engineering, PMO, marketing, and operations to adopt pragmatic agile practices-tailored to context, not dogma.
• Stand up and refine team operating models (cadence, WIP limits, policies, boards, metrics).
• Build and maintain delivery dashboards; translate cycle time, lead time, and throughput into actionable insights for executives.
• Champion mindset shift during an ongoing merger; help integrate agile practices into teams previously unfamiliar with structured delivery.
• Provide lightweight coaching and workshops for adjacent groups (Operations, Retail, Education) on agile principles and flow literacy.

Qualifications

Required:

• Proven hands-on experience with both Scrum and Kanban (not just classroom training).
• Strong ability to apply metrics (cycle time, lead time, throughput) to drive predictability and continuous improvement.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM, PSM, or PMI-ACP), ideally earned several years ago to demonstrate applied practice.
• Executive-ready communicator-able to explain agile without jargon and influence senior stakeholders.
• Servant-leader orientation; excels at coaching, influencing without authority, and building team trust.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, and collaboration tools such as Miro (canonical toolchain to be confirmed).
• Experience within financial services or other regulated industries.
• Background supporting teams in merger, scaling, or organizational transformation contexts.
• Exposure to scaled agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS), applied pragmatically.

Legal Statement
GavinHeath is an equal opportunity employer. GavinHeath will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, creed, ancestry, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.