Scrum Master (Senior Consultant, Business & Product Services)

Fearless is seeking a professional to serve as Scrum Master and support high-performing Agile delivery teams. This role focuses exclusively on enabling teams through servant leadership, facilitation, and continuous improvement. The individual will guide teams in applying Agile principles and Scrum practices, foster a culture of collaboration and accountability, and ensure effective, predictable delivery aligned with federal requirements. They will partner closely with Product Owners, technical teams, and stakeholders to remove impediments, enhance transparency, and promote Agile maturity

• Serve as Scrum Master across multiple Agile delivery teams supporting complex software development efforts.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure Scrum events are effective, time-boxed, and focused on delivering incremental value.
• Coach team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles and best practices.
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support team self-organization and promote ownership of delivery outcomes.
• Identify, track, and remove impediments impacting team progress, escalating when necessary.
• Monitor team performance using Agile metrics, including velocity, burndown, cycle time, and cumulative flow.
• Use data-driven insights to improve predictability, quality, and delivery flow.
• Ensure backlog readiness and sprint preparedness in collaboration with the Product Owner.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies through Scrum of Scrums or scaled Agile ceremonies when applicable.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders and technical leads to align delivery cadence and priorities.
• Maintain transparency with stakeholders regarding progress, risks, and team capacity.
• Administer and maintain Agile tooling environments, including Jira, Confluence, Miro, and Git-based repositories.

Skills and Qualifications We Require at Fearless:

At Fearless, we seek candidates who blend technical know-how with sharp problem-solving and advisory skills to drive real impact in the communities we serve. Here are the key qualifications for this role.

• 7 years or more of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach supporting software delivery teams.
• Experience supporting federal digital services programs, preferably within compliance-driven or regulatory environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Scrum certification such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent.
• Demonstrated expertise in Agile frameworks, with Scrum required and Kanban or SAFe preferred.
• Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience using Agile collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, and Git-based repositories.
• Experience working in DevSecOps environments with iterative and incremental delivery models.
• Familiarity with human-centered design principles and federal digital service guidance is preferred.
• Previous experience working on EDGAR or other SEC systems is a plus.
• Experience working within blended federal and contractor Agile delivery teams

Fearless Competencies:

This role will possess the skills to be able to span the domains of product management, scrum leadership, and business analyst at an advanced application level of proficiency. This Senior Consultant role will work on projects that support agile software development teams and client organizations.

• Analytical Thinking: The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions.
• Synthetic Thinking: The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole.
• Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands and resilience to setbacks.
• Ownership & Accountability: Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery.
• Consultative Advising: Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations.
• Communicating with Influence: Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making.
• Managing Priorities & Client Alignment: Skillfully negotiates and manages conflicting priorities to strategically align decisions, enhancing service delivery and client satisfaction.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings.
• Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.
• Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).

Life at Fearless

We're a digital integration consultancy on a mission to build a better tomorrow. At Fearless, we combine technology, people, and organizational development to solve meaningful problems. Through iterative development, we deliver smart, user-friendly solutions that make tech work better-for everyone.

But great tech is just part of the story. What really makes us Fearless is our Purple Culture.

What Makes Us Purple?

Being Purple means you:

• Are valued as a whole person-not just a job title
• Get matched with work that plays to your strengths and passions
• Are supported by coaches, not micromanagers
• Have the autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact
• Join a community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation
• Do work that matters-every day

We believe in flexibility, growth, and balance. Our benefits and culture are designed to support you in doing your best work-while making space for what matters to you outside of it.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At Fearless, we're building a workplace that welcomes and respects everyone-across race, gender, age, religion, identity, background, and ability.

Compensation at Fearless

Fearless is committed to providing a competitive compensation package that will meet your current and future needs. Our philosophy is aimed at rewarding team member contributions, supporting long-term financial growth and security, and overall well-being.

We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless - regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or willingness/ability to negotiate - is consistently paid fairly based on alignment to the needs and requirements of the role.

The salary range for this position is:

Minimum Salary: $102,540

Salary Midpoint: $133,302

Maximum Salary: $164,064

Hiring Range for Role: $102,540- $133,000

*This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance criteria.

Benefits at Fearless

At Fearless, we take care of our team-because when you're supported, you can do your best work. We offer a flexible, family-friendly environment with benefits designed to support your health, growth, and life outside of work.

For Full-Time Team Members (Starting Day One):

• Flexible, life-friendly schedules
• 100% coverage for our medical HSA plan + HSA contributions
• Dental & vision covered 100% for you and your dependents
• Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage
• 401(k) with 4% match & immediate vesting
• Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA
• Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave
• Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
• Education, wellness, and tech allowances
• Referral bonus: $6K-$12K for each successful referral
• Pet insurance & discount plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage

Reasonable Accommodations

Fearless is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the Human Resources Department at hr@fearless.tech.

So, What's Next?

We've refined our hiring approach to make sure every team member is a great fit for Fearless-and that we're a great fit for you, too. If there's alignment, we'll reach out to kick off the interview process. Depending on the role or project, your experience may vary slightly, but it typically includes:

Introductory Interview

You'll connect with a recruiter to:

• Build rapport and get to know each other
• Review your experience and skills
• Talk through salary expectations and role details
• Set expectations for the rest of the process

Skills + Business Fit Interview

This is where we dig deeper to:

• Review findings from any technical assessments
• Walk through situational and values-based questions
• Explore how your approach aligns with Fearless culture and project needs

Some roles may also include customer interviews based on specific project requirements in addition to background check and security clearance requirements.