IEEE is hiring a Scrum Master

IEEE is looking for an experienced Scrum Master to support cross-functional product teams within its scaled Product Delivery Model. You will partner as a peer to Product Owners, drive delivery predictability within Planning Intervals, and contribute to cross-team coordination and governance across your assigned product area.

What You'll Do

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more product teams operating within IEEE’s Product Delivery Model.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure commitments are clearly defined, tracked, and delivered with transparency and predictability.
• Drive and improve delivery predictability at the team level, partnering with Product Owners to ensure realistic and aligned commitments.
• Lead teams in raising delivery maturity, particularly in areas with evolving structure or shifting priorities.
• Operate effectively in complex or underperforming delivery environments and drive stabilization through structure and disciplined execution.
• Ensure team execution aligns to defined product objectives and enterprise priorities.
• Support cross-team coordination and dependency management within and across product areas.
• Contribute to PI objectives and ensure team work aligns to product and enterprise priorities.
• Surface risks, scope changes, and delivery impacts in a timely manner to product and technology leadership.
• Develop and maintain team-level metrics that support predictability, quality, and flow.
• Provide clear reporting on delivery progress against Planning Interval objectives.
• Ensure adherence to standards, tools, and governance practices defined within the Product Delivery Model.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog aligned to product strategy.
• Support estimation, capacity planning, and roadmap execution within the Planning Interval framework.
• Coach Product Owners and team members on planning, estimation, flow, and outcome-driven delivery.
• Challenge teams to balance speed, quality, and sustainable execution.
• Reinforce and model standards defined within the Product Delivery Model.
• Identify and manage cross-functional dependencies, risks, and critical path items.
• Develop lightweight project plans or documentation when required to support enterprise visibility and compliance needs.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience in Agile delivery, including 3+ years serving as a Scrum Master in a multi-team or scaled Agile environment.
• Demonstrated experience improving delivery predictability, managing cross-team dependencies, and influencing stakeholders beyond a single team.
• Experience partnering as a peer to Product Owners or Product Managers in outcome-driven environments.
• Scrum Master Certification.
• Proven ability to drive predictable delivery against PI or quarterly commitments.
• Experience facilitating cross-team coordination and resolving systemic impediments.
• Strong ability to influence without formal authority across technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience developing and interpreting delivery metrics focused on predictability, flow, and quality.
• Proficiency with Jira for agile delivery.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present delivery status, risks, and trade-offs to leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently with minimal oversight in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English, including good presentation and technical documentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with both technical and business personnel.
• Constant willingness to learn and embrace change, thriving in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

Nice to Have

• Experience operating within a defined product operating model, governance framework, or scaled delivery structure.
• Scaled Agile certification such as SSM, SPC, or equivalent experience working within a scaled framework.

Technical Stack

• Jira

Team & Environment

This role reports to the Manager, Product Governance and Execution and collaborates closely with IT partners, Product Owners, Product Managers, and business stakeholders across IEEE. This is an opportunity to operate in a maturing, enterprise-level Agile environment where transparency, alignment, and predictable execution matter.

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