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Treisy J.

Alajuela, Costa Rica

$25/hr
5.0
10 jobs

๐Ÿš€ Accelerate your software delivery by 60% with proven Agile leadership from Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups, backed by deep technical expertise. I'm a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and CAPM who transitioned from over 10 years as a Senior Web Engineer to Agile leadership, bringing unique technical credibility that accelerates team performance and removes blockers faster. **WHAT I DO:** โœ… Agile Transformation & Change Management โœ… Sprint Planning, Daily Standups & Retrospectives โœ… Backlog Refinement & Release Management โœ… Cross-Functional Team Leadership (4-16 developers) โœ… JIRA/Confluence Setup & Workflow Optimization โœ… Product Owner Coaching & Stakeholder Management โœ… Scrum@Scale Implementation for Multiple Teams **PROVEN RESULTS:** - Reduced delivery time by 60% through process redesign - Cut PI Planning meetings from 8 to 3 hours (60% time savings) - Increased team velocity by 40% using Scrum@Scale - Decreased defects by 25% via continuous improvement initiatives - Shortened release cycles from 2 months to 30 minutes - Improved product delivery by 20% through effective backlog management - Enhanced team engagement by 50% creating psychologically safe environments **INDUSTRIES SERVED:** Technology โ€ข SaaS โ€ข Enterprise Software โ€ข FinTech โ€ข Marketing Agency **WHY MY TECHNICAL BACKGROUND MATTERS:** Unlike typical Scrum Masters, my 10+ years as a developer mean I: โ†’ Understand technical debt and architecture decisions โ†’ Can evaluate story complexity and estimate accurately โ†’ Remove technical blockers without endless escalations โ†’ Speak the engineering team's language, earning immediate trust โ†’ Bridge business requirements with technical feasibility **CERTIFICATIONS:** - Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Scrum Inc. - Scrum@Scale Practitioner - Scrum Inc. - CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI) - Agile Metrics for Success - Project Management Institute - MBA in Business Administration (in progress) **CAREER PROGRESSION:** โ†’ Scrum Master at Fortune 500 tech corporation (2022-2025) โ†’ Scrum Master & Development Lead at SaaS startup (2021-2022) โ†’ Scrum Master & Senior UI Engineer at SaaS startup(2019-2022) โ†’ 10+ years in technical roles: Developer, Architect, Technical Lead **TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:** Frontend: React, NextJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 Backend: Python, Django, Node.js, SAP/ABAP, PHP Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Git, ๐ŸŒŽ **100% BILINGUAL:** English (Professional) | Spanish (Native) **AVAILABLE FOR:** - Ongoing Scrum Master services - Agile transformation consulting - Sprint facilitation & team coaching (hourly or per-sprint) - JIRA/Confluence setup & process optimization Let's discuss how I can help your team achieve consistent Sprint goals and deliver business value faster. Send me a message to schedule a consultation call.

  • Scrum
  • Agile Project Management
  • Sprint Planning
  • Jira
  • Project Management
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Kanban Methodology
  • Scaled Agile Framework
  • Agile Software Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Cross Functional Team Leadership
  • Process Improvement
Jerlissa R.

Miami, Florida

$55/hr
5.0
6 jobs

Project Manager | Product Owner | Scrum Master with years of experience keeping enterprise software projects on track. I manage timelines and deadlines, coordinate cross-functional teams, run project meetings and communications, track tasks through to completion, and keep documentation clean and current. Let's connect if you need someone dependable to keep your projects moving.

  • Scrum
  • CSS
  • Shopify
  • JavaScript
  • Miro
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Management Skills
  • Facebook Ads Manager
  • Mural
  • Agile Project Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Jira
  • Atlassian Confluence
Roger S.

Provo, Utah

$80/hr
5.0
17 jobs

I help software and product teams bring order to delivery. My work is centered on Agile delivery leadership, Scrum mastery, Jira hygiene, backlog clarity, stakeholder alignment, and cross-team execution. Iโ€™m usually brought in when teams need stronger planning, cleaner operating rhythms, better visibility into blockers and dependencies, or a calmer path to delivery. Iโ€™ve supported startups, mid-sized companies, and enterprise organizations across healthcare, government, SaaS, and regulated environments. My background includes leading delivery across large SAFe programs, coaching Scrum Masters and delivery leaders, improving release predictability, and helping teams adopt practical Agile ways of working without creating process overhead. Clients typically hire me to: * stand up or repair Scrum and Agile delivery practices * clean up Jira boards, workflows, and backlog management * improve planning, prioritization, and team accountability * identify blockers, cross-team dependencies, and delivery risk earlier * coach teams and leaders toward stronger execution If you need someone who can step into a messy delivery environment, create structure quickly, and help your team move with more clarity and less friction, Iโ€™d be glad to talk.

  • Scrum
  • Agile Project Management
  • Product Strategy
  • Product Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Agile Software Development
  • Strategic Plan
  • Business Analysis
  • Management Skills
  • Requirement Analysis
  • Scaled Agile Framework
Deepti M.

Bengaluru, India

$55/hr
4.9
16 jobs

"Deepti is not only certified and experienced, she has mature insight into the challenges of organizing a scrum team and has been a great leader for us. We will expand her role with us into two additional teams." "Deepti joined our company at a critical time and took over a team that was really struggling. She not only got it organized and productive within a few sprints using her agile scrum master skills, she also took on a larger role as an overall program manager for the project. She was direct customer-facing for our largest and most complex and demanding client and handled many delicate and sensitive interactions and issues. She took a huge load off my plate and I will be forever grateful. I highly recommend Deepti. " "Prompt response, great customer service." Is what my clients say about me ! AGILE TRANSFORMATION SUCCESSES โ€ข Infosys, Bangalore: Agile Coach for Cisco's 2 billion USD CUCM product transformation to Agile. Trained around 50 Engineers and team members over 5 batches. Coaching for over a year to Leadership and Engineers helping transform from a traditional waterfall organization to become high productivity Scrum Teams. โ€ข Here Solutions India Private Limited, Mumbai: Training of around 40 engineers over 3 batches in Scrum and Kanban. Coached the Team for close to a year, setting new benchmark for productivity for the rest of the organization. Let me take you through few of the common business problems: 1. You spend too much on development without getting any tangible results 2. Your project budget looks like a black hole constantly sucking in more money and people 3. Your team is moaning about not clear requirements and they build not the thing you wanted them to in the first place 4. It feels like you are firefighting all the time instead of delivering value to your customers 5. You want the processes in your company to work seamlessly and, ideally, automatically, instead thereโ€™s too much back and forth, a lot gets lost in translation and you have too many human errors 6. You want to focus on other business processes like marketing and sales, but instead, you constantly get pulled into software development If you recognize yourself at least in one of those, then youโ€™ve come to the right place! I'm the real deal when it comes to building software within budget. Myself, Deepti Mehta is a smart and talented manager, well-versed in multiple agile methodologies and enthusiastic about working with them to build and improve your product. I have over 17 years of Software Development and Project Management experience includes responsibilities such as Software Testing, Quality Assurance, Reporting & Documentation, and Client Relationship Management. I do have 10 + years of exposure to agile with 8 years as a scrum master and agile project management. I am an expert in transforming teams from waterfall to agile and have successfully worked with known clients like Cisco, Here Solution Pvt Ltd, and P&G in their Agile Transformation journey with huge teams of 50+ FTE. Profile Summary: โ€ข Successfully executing migrations of non SAP datacentres to Azure Cloud as Cloud Migration Project Manager, driving end to end migrations. โ€ข Adept in various Digital Marketing Techniques and driving traffic to your website. โ€ข Evangelist of agile/scrum principles and methodology. โ€ข Expert in people management, defining project scope, objectives, staffing, resources, and tracking deliverables, and ramping up projects within time, budget & quality parameters as per best practice guidelines. โ€ข Assemble and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams both collocated and remote and geographically distributed teams โ€ข Efficient organizer, motivator, team player, and a decisive leader with the ability to motivate teams to excel and win. โ€ข Hiring and managing attrition. โ€ข Perform resource allocations and workload assignments according to delivery requirements along with other stakeholders. โ€ข Handling Change Management for support issues. SKILL SET โ€ข Project Managemen โ€ข Agile Principals โ€ข Time Management โ€ข Tasking Meetings/Retrospectives โ€ข Team Building โ€ข Mentoring/Coaching โ€ข Iteration/Sprint Planning โ€ข Process Improvement โ€ข Communication CERTIFICATIONS SAFe Leading Agilist June 2021 Scrum Inc. SM June 2021 Scrum inc PO Jun 2021 PMI ACP May 2017 Agile Scrum Training Extensive Training from Infosys (Covers CSM syllabus- @21 Hrs app.) Send me a note with a bit about your company, your track record, and your project. If it seems like a good fit, weโ€™ll schedule a time to talk.

  • Scrum
  • Agile Project Management
  • ScrumDo
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Management Professional
  • Project Management
  • Scaled Agile Framework
  • Program Management
  • Agile Software Development
Yevhen F.

Kharkiv, Ukraine

$33/hr
5.0
21 jobs

AI-fluent Agile Project Manager ยท Scrum Master ยท Delivery Manager โ€” 10+ years leading Agile delivery for US proptech (Roofstock, Mynd). Cut maintenance cycle time 54%, raised CSAT 35%. Certified PMP, PSM II, PSPO II. I run software delivery end-to-end and fix teams that ship late, ship the wrong thing, or burn out doing it. Over 10+ years across e-commerce, real estate, CRM/ERP, blockchain, e-learning, BI, and games, I've led as Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and Engineering Manager โ€” most recently for two US proptech companies (Roofstock, Mynd). What I do for you: - Own Agile delivery: sprint planning, backlog, ceremonies, stakeholder alignment, risk and dependency management. - Build and lead engineering teams: hired 10+ engineers, onboarded 15+, led 8โ€“10 people across 2 Scrum teams. - Drive Agile transformation and coaching: process and metric design, servant leadership, team communication and motivation. - Turn fuzzy ideas into clear requirements, user-story maps, and a delivery plan the team can execute. How I use AI in delivery: I work AI-native, not buzzword-deep. I put agentic coding and code-review assistants to work speeding up engineering, wire AI agents into the team's Jira/Confluence to kill status-meeting overhead, and use AI research and notebook tools to turn scattered docs into clear, build-ready requirements. Certified in GenAI for Project Managers โ€” I bring a practical playbook for where AI actually saves a delivery team time, and where it doesn't. Results (real, from Roofstock & Mynd): - Cut property-maintenance cycle time 54% across 75% of properties by restructuring intake and standardizing the sprint workflow. - Raised CSAT 35% across 69% properties. - Improved margin 29% across 67% of line items. - Held sprint planning accuracy at 80% with PR cycle time at a 20h median. - Kept 75%+ of sprint capacity on new-feature work vs. maintenance. Frameworks: Scrum, SAFe, LeSS / LeSS Huge, Nexus, Kanban, Lean Startup, Waterfall. Tools: Jira, Notion, ClickUp, MS Project, Trello; Miro, Figma, Lucidchart; BPMN / UML. Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II), Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II), Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS), Professional Agile Leadership โ€“ EBM (PAL-EBM), GenAI for Project Managers. Engagement: contract or contract-to-hire, 30+ hrs/week, remote. Full overlap with EU working hours and strong overlap with US time zones. Tell me where your delivery is stuck โ€” I'll tell you exactly how I'd unstick it.

  • Scrum
  • Product Backlog
  • Agile Project Management
  • Jira
  • Business Analysis
  • Scaled Agile Framework
  • Kanban Methodology
  • Agile Software Development
  • User Stories
  • Product Roadmap
  • Process Improvement
  • People Management
  • Engineering Management
  • AI Product Management
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Coaching
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Project Delivery
  • Sprint Planning
  • Project Management
Basit S.

Islamabad, Pakistan

$15/hr
4.9
243 jobs

๐…๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐จ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ? ๐ˆ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐”๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ% ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ณ๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“+ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ. ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž. By helping teams and ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ into streamlined, automated systems that actually deliver results. As a ๐—ฃ๐— ๐—ฃ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—จ๐—ฝ V๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜, and ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐˜, I design scalable ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€, and keep teams aligned from concept to delivery. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ I create robust project plans using ๐—”๐—ด๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ, and ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€, ensuring total visibility and accountability at every level. From ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—ช๐—•๐—ฆ) and ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ to ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, and ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, my approach eliminates inefficiency before it spreads. Iโ€™ve delivered successful outcomes in ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, and ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ, leveraging platform like ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—จ๐—ฝ, ๐—๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ, ๐—”๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ, ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ, and ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜. These tools become real systems not just task lists with ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, and ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Behind every high-performing workflow is sharp business analysis. I bridge strategy and execution with expertise in: - ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ - ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ - ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ค๐—” ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Whether itโ€™s building a ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—•๐—ฅ๐——), ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—™๐—ฅ๐——), or complete ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ), I ensure technical clarity, business alignment, and smooth developer handoff. ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Clarity is the foundation of every project. I craft precise, ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป including: - ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐——๐˜€, ๐—•๐—ฅ๐——๐˜€, ๐—™๐—ฅ๐——๐˜€, ๐—จ๐—ซ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜€, ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—œ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€, and ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. - Tools like ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ, ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„.๐—ถ๐—ผ, ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ, and ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ help visualize and communicate complex systems from ๐—จ๐— ๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€, ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐——๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—™๐——๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ and ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ & ๐—”๐—ด๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: I lead full-cycle ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, refinement, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization with tools like ๐—๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ, ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—จ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.. I make sure sprint goals are tied to ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ฃ๐—œ๐˜€ and team outputs stay transparent and trackable. ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Why waste hours on tasks that could run themselves? I build ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ that sync your apps (๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ, ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜, ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ, ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ.), cut down ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, and keep data flowing Smoothly across your systems. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ: - ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ - ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ% ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ - ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† If your projects need structure, clarity, and scalable systems that work even when youโ€™re not watching youโ€™re in the right place. โ†’ Click โ€œ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏโ€ and letโ€™s build a workflow that runs like a business should fast, clear, and fully optimized.

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Hire freelance scrum masters for sprint facilitation, agile coaching, impediment removal, and team transformation across software development and beyond.

What does a scrum master do?

Scrum masters serve as servant-leaders who guide teams through agile frameworks, removing impediments and fostering self-organization. They facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to keep projects on track. Unlike project managers, scrum masters focus on team empowerment, process adherence, and continuous improvement rather than task assignments.

On a typical day, a scrum master might lead a daily scrum, work with a product owner to refine the backlog, coach team members on agile best practices, or review progress metrics. They are in high demand across finance, health care, and technology, bringing structure to complex product development cycles.

Scrum masters often rely on tools like Jira for sprint tracking, Trello or Asana for backlog management, and Confluence for documentation. Many hold certifications like Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) to validate their expertise.

How to hire a scrum master on Upwork

Finding the right scrum master means looking for facilitation skills, agile certification, and team coaching experience. Follow these four steps to hire on Upwork:

Step 1: Post a job

A well-crafted job post attracts scrum masters who align with your team's agile maturity and project requirements.

  • Create a job post. Draw from this scrum master job description for ideas.

  • Define project goals. Explain whether you need agile coaching, sprint facilitation, or backlog management, and clarify team size and scrum experience level required.

  • List required skills. Mention specific requirements like scrum master certification (CSM, PSM) or software development knowledge.

If you want help getting started faster, try Upwork's Job Post Generator, powered by Umaโ„ข, Upwork's Mindful AI. Describe what you need in a few sentences, and Uma will draft a job post tailored for your scrum master requirements.

Step 2: Evaluate candidates

Prioritize professionals who can show measurable improvements in team velocity, sprint predictability, or stakeholder satisfaction.

  • Review certifications. Look for CSM, PSM, or Scrum Alliance credentials.

  • Check experience and feedback by reviewing case studies and client reviews about facilitation style.

  • Look for high Job Success Scores, talent badges, and favorable client feedback.

You can use Upworkโ€™s instant video interviews to screen applicants for a best-fit shortlist, with Uma providing side-by-side candidate comparisons.

Step 3: Interview your top choices

Use scenario-based questions to assess how candidates navigate common agile obstacles.

  • Prepare a standard list of scrum master interview questions to confirm skills.

  • Discuss their scrum process. Ask: "How do you handle a daily scrum when team members are disengaged?"

  • Explore coaching style. Pose the issue: "Describe a time you coached a product owner on backlog management."

  • Assess problem-solving. Ask: "How do you handle conflict between team members during a retrospective?"

Upwork Messages allows you to schedule and conduct live video interviews on the platform, with call transcripts and summaries available after the calls.

Step 4: Agree on scope and begin work

Use the Upwork platform to send a contract directly to your chosen candidate. Establishing well-defined parameters prevents misunderstandings and sets the foundation for productive collaboration.

  • Outline your budget. Decide on hourly, part-time, or full-time terms based on your needs.

  • Hourly Payment Protection and identity verification ensure secure collaboration.

  • Define responsibilities and agree on tools for updates and sprint tracking.

  • Upwork's contract workroom provides tools for messaging, file sharing, and milestone tracking.

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How much does hiring a scrum master cost?

Scrum masters on Upwork generally charge $40-$100 per hour. Hiring cost depends on the personโ€™s certification level, team size, and project complexity.

Review these typical project costs to help estimate your budget needs for scrum master services:

Sprint facilitation (part-time)

$2,400-$6,000/month

Mid-level
  • Facilitate 2-week sprints with daily standups
  • Basic backlog refinement
  • Sprint retrospectives

Full scrum team support

$6,400-$16,000/month

Mid-level to senior-level
  • Complete sprint facilitation and impediment removal
  • Stakeholder coordination and team coaching
  • Velocity metrics tracking

Agile transformation

$8,000-$25,000+/project

Senior-level or certified (CSM/PSM)
  • Multiteam scaling and process design
  • Leadership coaching and agile training
  • Framework implementation

Short-term consulting

$3,200-$8,000/project

Senior-level
  • Sprint setup and process audit
  • Team training and backlog structuring
  • Tool configuration

Ongoing advisory/coaching

$4,800-$12,000/month

Expert-level (advanced cert: CSP, A-CSM)
  • Executive agile coaching
  • Organizational change management
  • Scaled agile frameworks (SAFe)

FAQs about scrum masters

Frequently asked questions

Is hiring a scrum master worth it?

Yes, hiring a scrum master is worth it for organizations aiming to maximize agile frameworks. A skilled scrum master brings deep framework understanding, helps teams adopt best practices, and fosters accountability. They coach team members, resolve friction, and help product owners prioritize the backlog, shortening delivery timelines and increasing transparency.

Is a scrum master the same as a project manager?

No, scrum masters and project managers arenโ€™t the same roles. Project managers focus on scope, budget, and timeline oversight, while scrum masters focus on team coaching, process facilitation, and impediment removal. A project manager directs tasks, whereas a scrum master empowers the team to self-organize within the scrum framework.

Is a scrum master an IT job?

A scrum master role is not limited to IT, though itโ€™s common in software development. Scrum masters work in any industry that adopts agile methodology. While technical knowledge can help, the scrum masterโ€™s core skill set includes facilitation, coaching, and agile project management.

What industries hire scrum masters?

Scrum masters are in high demand across finance, health care, technology, and product development. Marketing teams use them to manage campaigns, and consulting firms use them to drive organizational change management.

Is a scrum master a difficult job?

Being a scrum master can be difficult because success depends on influencing without authority. They must balance stakeholder expectations, coach team members, and resolve conflicts while keeping the scrum process intact.

Who do scrum masters report to?

Scrum masters typically report to product owners, agile coaches, or department managers. Their primary accountability is to the scrum team and the agile process, not traditional project management hierarchies.

 

How do I know if my business needs a scrum master?

Consider hiring a scrum master if your team struggles with meeting deadlines, shifting priorities, or staying aligned on goals. Scrum masters help teams self-organize, improve stakeholder collaboration, and keep sprint planning on track.

Do scrum masters need to be certified to add value?

Scrum master certification does signal understanding of the scrum framework fundamentals. However, many effective scrum masters build skills through hands-on experience. Certifications help with vetting, but real-world case studies and proven success guiding scrum teams are equally important.