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Scrum Master - Data focus

Scrum Master - Data focus

CX Data LabsDallas, TX, United States
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Scrum Master

Dallas, TX

Fulltime

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead & facilitate Scrum (or Agile) ceremonies for data and analytics teams : Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives.
  • Ensure product backlog for data pipelines, analytics features, data quality, and infrastructure is well groomed; provide support to Data Product Owners or Analytics Product Owners.
  • Work closely with data engineers, data scientists, data analysts, BI engineers, etc., aligning data deliverables with stakeholder requirements.
  • Identify, communicate, and remove impediments specifically in data workflows (e.g. data source issues, ETL / ELT blockers, dependencies, tooling constraints).
  • Coach teams in Agile best practices applicable to data work (incremental delivery of data assets, continuous validation, versioning of data schemas, etc.).
  • Manage dependencies between data teams, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders.
  • Maintain metrics around velocity, data quality, cycle time, throughput, etc., and use them to drive continuous improvement.
  • Assist with release planning where data deliverables align with product / BI / ML deliverables.
  • Promote good data practices : data lineage, documentation, testing, monitoring.

Qualifications & Skills

  • 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile facilitator. Experience with data-oriented teams highly preferred.
  • Strong understanding of data workflows : ETL / ELT, data pipelines, data ingestion, transformation, analytics, BI, possibly ML teams.
  • Certifications : CSM, PSM, or SAFe Scrum Master or equivalent Agile credentials. Agile Coaching experience a plus.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, conflict resolution. Ability to translate business / data / stakeholder needs.
  • Experience working with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or others), and familiarity with data tools / version control (where relevant) is a plus.
  • Ability to handle ambiguity, changing priorities; comfortable working with cross-functional data stakeholders, data ops, business intelligence, etc.
  • Bonus : Experience scaling Agile across multiple teams (SAFe, LeSS, or similar), experience with data governance / data quality / data ops.

    • Senior / Performance Expectations

  • Lead multiple data teams, or be responsible for complex data deliverables across teams.
  • Drive improvements in data delivery cycle times, quality, reliability.
  • Mentor junior Scrum Masters or Agile champions.
  • Influence process improvements not just within teams but at a department or organization level.
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