Sr Scrum Master

We are seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master to lead Agile teams in delivering high-quality technology solutions while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This role is ideal for an experienced Scrum Master who demonstrates strong leadership, program coordination, and stakeholder management skills, with the potential to grow into a Release Train Engineer (RTE) role within a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment. The successful candidate will coach teams on Agile principles, drive execution excellence, remove impediments, and collaborate across multiple teams and organizations. Over time, this individual will expand their scope to support program-level planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and large-scale delivery coordination.

Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Release management activities and Retrospectives. Coach teams on Agile values, principles, and best practices. Partner with Product Owners to ensure well-defined and prioritized backlogs. Remove obstacles that impede team progress and delivery. Track and communicate team metrics, delivery performance, and continuous improvement opportunities. Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous learning. Support teams in delivering quality solutions while maintaining predictable execution. Collaborate with engineering managers, architects, product managers, and business stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. 3+ years of Scrum Master experience in Agile software delivery environments. Strong understanding of Agile principles, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean methodologies. Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams. Strong communication, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders. Experience using Agile management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Rally. Preferred SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent certification. Experience supporting multiple Agile teams. Exposure to SAFe Program Increment (PI) Planning. Experience working in large enterprise environments. Understanding of dependency management and program-level coordination. Demonstrated interest in advancing toward Agile leadership roles such as RTE.   Pay Range: $96,200.00 - $160,300.00   Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!   Company Overview: LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com. At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the