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# Agile Scrum Master / Project Manager at VantageScore

- **Company:** VantageScore
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vantagescore/jobs/4378478009

## Job description

## About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master / Project Manager to join our growing Data & Tech Team. In this role, you will facilitate Agile ceremonies, manage project timelines and deliverables, and act as a facilitator for one or more cross-functional development teams. You will remove blockers, support teams on Agile/Scrum best practices, and partner closely with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure work is delivered predictably, transparently, and at a high standard of quality.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on bringing structure to ambiguity, is passionate about continuous improvement, and takes pride in helping teams work at their best while keeping projects on track, on budget, and aligned with company goals.

## Key Responsibilities

- Facilitate all core Scrum ceremonies — sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives — ensuring they are focused, timely, and productive.
- Own end-to-end project planning and execution, including scope definition, timeline management, team member allocation, and risk tracking across one or more concurrent initiatives.
- Serve as a facilitator and agile advocate to product teams, promoting Agile/Scrum principles, self-organization, and continuous improvement.
- Identify, track, and proactively remove impediments and blockers that affect team velocity or delivery timelines.
- Maintain and refine the product backlog in partnership with Product Owners, and cross-department representatives, ensuring user stories are well-defined, estimated, and prioritized.
- Track and report on sprint and project metrics (velocity, burndown/burnup, cycle time, throughput) to provide visibility into progress and identify trends.
- Collaborate with Product & Engineering leads to align on scope, dependencies, and delivery timelines across teams.
- Manage project communications, including status updates, executive summaries, and stakeholder briefings, tailoring communication style to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Facilitate cross-team dependency management and coordination for multi-team or multi-quarter initiatives.
- Lead post-incident and post-project retrospectives; produce clear reports on lessons learned, risks, and process improvement opportunities for leadership.
- Maintain thorough documentation of project plans, sprint artifacts, logs, and process guidelines.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety, and accountability within teams.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Project Manager, ideally within a software/technology/fintech environment.
- Demonstrated expertise facilitating Agile ceremonies and applying Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid Agile frameworks.
- Strong experience with project and Agile management tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence or equivalent).
- Hands-on experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risk for cross-functional initiatives.
- Proficiency developing and tracking key Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time) and translating them into actionable insights.
- Experience partnering with Product Owners on backlog refinement, story writing, and prioritization.
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and how Agile practices intersect with release and deployment planning.
- Familiarity with change management and stakeholder communication practices for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong facilitation, conflict-resolution, and coaching skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to translate project risk and status for leadership stakeholders.
- Build reporting and dashboarding practices (status reports, burndown charts, Gantt charts, roadmaps) to keep stakeholders informed and drive accountability.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience scaling Agile practices across multiple teams (e.g., SAFe, LeSS, or Scrum of Scrums).
- Familiarity with software engineering concepts, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments sufficient to engage credibly with engineering teams.
- Experience managing programs with regulatory, security, or compliance dependencies.
- Exposure to portfolio and roadmap planning tools
- Experience running distributed or hybrid teams across multiple time zones.
- Background in change management or organizational transformation initiatives.

Location Requirements

- This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week onsite in South San Francisco. Candidates must live within approximately one hour of the office.

## Compensation

- $165k - $190k / year
- Generous Benefits: 401(K) matched up to 7%, Flexible Time Off, 12 Paid Holidays, Medical/Dental/Vision/Wellness benefits, Monthly Team Events, Modern Work/Collaboration Spaces

## About VantageScore

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: VantageScore develops predictive credit scoring models that expand consumer access to credit while helping lenders make more informed lending decisions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (joint venture of Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion)
- **Headquarters**: Washington, D.C., USA (with offices in New York City and San Francisco)
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Joint venture established by the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies (NCRAs) – Equifax, Experian, TransUnion

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Credit scoring, analytics, financial technology (fintech)
- **Target customers**: B2B – banks, credit unions, fintechs, mortgage lenders, capital markets, and other institutions that assess consumer creditworthiness
- **Mission/purpose**: To be the leading credit modeling company, delivering the most predictive, innovative, and inclusive tri-bureau models and attributes in the US market – expanding consumer credit access and helping lenders make better lending decisions.

## Products & Services
- **VantageScore 4.0**: The flagship credit scoring model that scores approximately 94% of adults 18+ (including ~33 million more consumers than conventional models). It was the first to incorporate trended credit data and to remove paid medical collections. Uses machine learning.
- **VantageScore 4plus™**: An enhancement of 4.0 that leverages consumer-permissioned open banking data to deliver over 10% predictive lift for lenders.
- **VantageScore 5.0**: The latest model (released 2024) that further improves predictive power and financial inclusion.
- **VantageScore 4.0 Attributes**: Custom models and scoring solutions enabling more effective credit decisions, including proprietary GAIN Attributes™ that generate insights beyond traditional scoring inputs.
- **MarketGain™**: A tool launched in 2023 to help lenders identify potential addressable markets when converting to VantageScore 4.0.
- **Capital Markets Solutions**: VantageScore credit scores are used in asset-backed securities (ABS) issuances – $13.4 billion in 2024.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (privately held joint venture)
- **Key metrics**:
  - Over 42 billion VantageScore credit scores used in 2024 (55% increase year-over-year)
  - Used by more than 3,700 institutions (banks, fintechs, etc.)
  - All 10 of the largest US banks use VantageScore credit scores or digital tools in one or more lines of business
  - $13.4 billion in ABS issuances utilizing VantageScore in 2024
- **Notable investors/partners**: Backed by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion (the three NCRAs). Recognized by the White House as an industry leader in innovation.
- **Growth signals**:
  - FHFA mandate (starting 2025) requires VantageScore 4.0 credit scores for all mortgages sold to or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – a massive regulatory catalyst.
  - Record adoption growth in 2023 with 30%+ increase in scores used year-over-year.
  - Expansion into open banking with VantageScore 4plus™.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Tri-bureau model**: The only credit scoring model developed jointly by all three nationwide credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion), ensuring consistency and broad data coverage.
- **Financial inclusion leadership**: Scores ~33 million more consumers than conventional models, including historically marginalized populations, without sacrificing safety and soundness.
- **Regulatory tailwind**: FHFA mandate for mortgage lending creates a structural advantage and drives adoption.
- **Innovation track record**: First to incorporate trended credit data, first to eliminate paid medical collections, first to use machine learning in a tri-bureau model, and first to include rent, telecom, and utility data.
- **Proprietary attribute leveling process**: Maintains high score consistency across the three bureaus.
- **Transparency**: Publishes annual model assessments so lenders and policymakers can verify predictive power and fairness.

## Strategic Focus
- **Open banking integration**: VantageScore 4plus™ leverages consumer-permissioned bank data to boost predictive power – a key growth vector.
- **AI/ML advancement**: Investing heavily in generative AI and large language models (LLMs) for credit modeling, as evidenced by recent job postings for Senior AI Engineer and Senior Data Scientist (AI/ML/GenAI).
- **Continued model innovation**: Development of VantageScore 5.0 and beyond to maintain predictive edge.
- **Market expansion**: Driving adoption among lenders, especially in mortgage and capital markets, while helping them comply with the FHFA mandate.
- **Consumer education**: Tens of millions of consumers use VantageScore to monitor their credit; the company aims to increase financial literacy and access.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & mission**: Fast-paced, independent startup culture within a financially stable joint venture backed by the three major credit bureaus. Employees drive impact on a massive scale, helping millions of Americans gain access to credit and homeownership.
- **Values**: Innovation, inclusion, collaboration, respect, transparency.
- **Work policy**: Hybrid – offices in Washington D.C., New York City, and San Francisco.
- **Benefits** (from careers page and job postings):
  - 401(k) matched up to 7%
  - Flexible Time Off (PTO)
  - 12 paid holidays
  - Medical, dental, vision, and wellness benefits
  - Monthly team dinners/events in NYC and SF
  - Modern collaboration spaces
- **Open roles** (as of mid-2026): Senior AI Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Senior Marketing Specialist, Search Marketing & SEO Manager (Contract), Software Engineer (Contract), Analyst (Capital Markets & Industry Relations), Director of Compliance, Executive Assistant & Office Administrator, and Senior Data Scientist (AI/ML/GenAI).
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on state-of-the-art data analytics, AI/ML/LLM research, and cross-functional teamwork. The company offers the chance to work on cutting-edge credit models that directly impact financial inclusion.

## Sources
1. [vantagescore.com](https://vantagescore.com/) – Main site with product overview and key metrics
2. [vantagescore.com/about](https://vantagescore.com/about/about-vantagescore) – About page with mission, history, and financial inclusion details
3. [vantagescore.com/about/careers](https://vantagescore.com/about/careers) – Careers page with open positions and benefits
4. [vantagescore.com/about/careers/senior-data-scientist-ai-2](https://vantagescore.com/about/careers/senior-data-scientist-ai-2) – Senior Data Scientist job posting with detailed company description and benefits
5. [linkedin.com/company/vantagescore](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vantagescore) – LinkedIn company page with open positions

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