Grand Rapids, Michigan

Senior Scrum Master

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  • Posted: Jun 25, 2026
  • Job Type: Contract, Corp-To-Corp
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Description:

We are looking for a Senior Scrum Master for our client in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is a 12-month contract with the possibility of extension. ***This is ON-SITE requirement (Monday- Thursday)*** Seeking Scrum Master to support delivery for a complex enterprise business capability involving data, reporting, analytics, downstream application use, and future business interpretation. The work may include areas such as performance measurement, sales-related data, organizational activity, enterprise workflows, and achievement-based outcomes. The ideal candidate is an experienced Agile leader who can help teams execute effectively, manage ambiguity, remove obstacles, and work across business, product, technology, and data stakeholders. Experience supporting enterprise data, reporting, analytics, or cross-functional technology initiatives is helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead Agile delivery using Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid Agile practices.
  • Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and related team ceremonies.
  • Help clarify goals, scope, priorities, risks, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
  • Partner with product owners, business analysts, architects, developers, quality assurance resources, data teams, and stakeholders.
  • Remove impediments, manage cross-team dependencies, and protect the team from unnecessary disruption.
  • Support backlog readiness by helping convert business needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery outcomes.
  • Coordinate work involving enterprise data, reporting, analytics, downstream systems, and related application capabilities.
  • Promote transparency, continuous improvement, Agile maturity, quality, and delivery accountability.
  • Identify delivery risks early and help drive practical resolution.

Education and Experience:

  • Excellent communication, facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting full-cycle Agile delivery teams.
  • Strong ability to manage ambiguity in enterprise technology environments.
  • Experience removing blockers, resolving conflicts, and improving team execution.
  • Understanding of Agile principles, Lean Software Development, Scrum, Kanban, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Ability to quickly learn a business domain and connect delivery work to business value.
  • Experience working with distributed or global teams.
  • Ability to coordinate across multiple systems, teams, and stakeholder groups.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience supporting enterprise data, reporting, analytics, workflow, or platform-related initiatives.
  • Familiarity with performance measurement, sales-related data, organizational activity, or achievement-based programs.
  • Experience working with downstream application use, data interpretation, or enterprise information models.
  • Familiarity with product management practices in Agile environments.
  • Experience with user stories, Agile estimation, acceptance criteria, and backlog refinement.
  • Knowledge of Agile engineering practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), SOLID principles, Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), INVEST criteria, and quality-first delivery.
  • Scrum of Scrums or other cross-team coordination experience.
  • Experience in large enterprise environments.

Qualifications

  • Scrum Master certification preferred, such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I).
  • Coaching credential, such as International Coaching Federation (ICF), is optional.
  • Prior experience as a Senior Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, Agile Coach, or similar role preferred.

Company Summary:

Initech Global is a leader in the staffing industry, providing consulting, recruiting, and staffing solutions in the field of information technology. Since 2001, Initech Global has been helping companies around the world accomplish their most critical business objectives through our disciplined client service approach, and our unique talent management model. Both client and talent retention continue to surpass 90% since the company’s inception fifteen years ago, and we’ve been recognized by Inc. 5000ä as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US for the last two years. Our clients and employees are the key to our success, and people are at the heart of everything we do. We are Initech Global, and we are Powered By Peopleä.

Required Skills:

Scrum Master, Agile methodologies, CSM, Product Management
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