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Senior Scrum Master (hybrid)

Vaco
$55.00 - $75.00 / hr
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Apr 29, 2026
Scrum Master (Hybrid - Cincinnati, OH) Vaco is hiring a Scrum Master for a highly reputable client located in downtown Cincinnati. This is a hybrid position, requiring onsite presence 2 days per week and offering 3 days remote. *Please, no C2C or third party solicitations are accepted of any kind Vaco is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support newly formed teams made up of both seasoned and early career team members. While the broader business unit is highly mature in Agile practices, this team will require strong coaching, facilitation, and leadership to meet those high standards. As a Scrum Master, you will play a key role in supporting vendor-supplied business platforms and ensuring the successful delivery of technical, security, and development solutions for business applications. Key Responsibilities: Lead and coach teams in the adoption and execution of Agile methodologies Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, reviews, and demos Guide team development by fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement Tailor Agile processes to fit team dynamics, including mentoring offshore development partners Track and communicate team velocity, sprint progress, and overall delivery health Proactively identify and remove impediments to ensure successful sprint outcomes Maintain transparency through Agile tools, ensuring backlog and sprint visibility Partner with stakeholders to communicate progress, priorities, and risks Support vendor management activities, including contract coordination and performance feedback Assist with platform onboarding, ensuring adherence to processes and checkpoints Collaborate with technology leaders to align business needs with system capabilities Qualifications:** Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience) 5+ years of experience in Agile environments, including Scrum Master responsibilities Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification preferred Proven ability to manage complex initiatives with cross-team dependencies Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills Experience supporting 1-3 medium to large Agile teams Guide and develop a newly established Scrum team with varying experience levels, while aligning with a highly advanced Agile environment. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. 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Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here. Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.