Scrum Master

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high-quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries.  Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for a Scrum Master. As part of the Marketing Technology Digital Transformation, we are reinventing digital experiences across the home‑shopping and buying journey. This is an in-person role in our Arlington, TX office.

Position Summary:

• We are looking for highly motivated and organized individual who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.  You’ll help establish team metrics such as capacity and throughput so you can track sprint progress and help drive teams to meet their sprint goals.
• Our ideal candidate thrives on big challenges and brings enthusiasm to achieve results.
• This position leads, coaches, and guides teammates through the challenges of delivering best-in-class technology solutions while building a collaborative and productive work environment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, to support structured and effective Agile execution.
• Apply Scrum principles and Agile best practices to promote consistent processes, disciplined workflows, and continuous improvement.
• Support backlog readiness and prioritization activities to help ensure work aligns with business objectives and delivery timelines.
• Identify and track impediments affecting delivery progress and communicate risks or issues through established escalation channels.
• Maintain Agile artifacts, metrics, and dashboards to promote transparency, visibility, and accountability throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate with technology, business, and operational stakeholders to support alignment, information flow, and timely decision-making.
• Drive the implementation of actionable process and tool improvements based on retrospective outcomes and delivery insights.
• Ensure Agile practices are executed in alignment with enterprise standards, governance requirements, and compliance guidelines while preserving delivery flexibility.
• Support Agile adoption initiatives and contribute to organizational Agile maturity efforts
• Assist with release planning, dependency management, and coordination
• Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
• Additional duties as assigned
• Actively serve and support the Product Owner and Delivery Team in their effort to consistently meet sprint goals

• Problem-solve through delivery challenges, seek resolution and escalate when stalled 
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and cascading information  
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution as needed to make sure the team stays aligned and focused on the highest priority 

• Drive teammates to deliver on commitments and lead through delivery challenges 

• Guide the Scrum team in aligning priorities through collaboration and on how to use Agile/Scrum practices
• Support and educate the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and managing the product backlog. 
• Clearly communicate blockers, dependencies, risks, or concerns the team has 

Core Competencies:

• Provide support to the team using a servant leadership style and leading by example.  
• Build a trusting and safe foundation where problems can be raised in an environment that encourages open communication and continuous learning.
• Assess the scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is welcome, sustainable and comfortable for the team 
• Always be curious to know more about your team, your product, and the technologies that are used to deliver value.