Scrum Master — Irvine, CA

Role Overview

This role is for a Scrum Master/Lead, an Agile practitioner and advocate responsible for leading teams to adopt an Agile mindset and implement Agile ways of working. The individual will provide Agile leadership to enable teams in developing an Agile mindset and maturing their ways of working, contributing to the continuous improvement of team Agility as part of the Workday program.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Guide the team in applying Scrum and Agile principles consistently and practically.

Work with the Product Owner to maintain a healthy, prioritized, and well-understood product backlog.

Identify and help remove blockers, dependencies, and delivery impediments affecting the team.

Track sprint execution using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools, including velocity, burndown, and completion trends.

Protect the team from unnecessary interruptions and help maintain focus on the Sprint Goal.

Coordinate dependencies and communication across business, technology, product, QA, and other Scrum teams.

Encourage self-organization and accountability rather than directly assigning or managing individual team members.

Facilitate discussions around risks, issues, priorities, and delivery commitments, escalating when necessary.

Support continuous improvement by converting retrospective feedback into specific improvement actions.

Promote transparency through accurate reporting of sprint progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery health.

Coach team members and stakeholders on effective Agile/Scrum ways of working.

Help ensure stories meet agreed Definition of Ready and Definition of Done criteria.

Partner with Product Owners and delivery leadership on release and capacity planning.

Foster a collaborative environment focused on predictable delivery, quality, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills

Bachelor's Degree in a business or technical field.

At least 8 years of experience working in an Agile delivery environment.

Minimum of 4 years as a full-time or part-time Scrum Lead (Scrum Master), or a comparable role.

Experience in Agile methodologies, frameworks, and practices.

At least 4 years of experience using Atlassian Jira.

Agile Way of Working.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in a business or technical field.

8+ years of experience in an Agile delivery environment.

4+ years as a Scrum Lead/Master.

Preferred Skills

Certified in Agile (CSM, PSM-I, SAFe Scrum Master).