Senior Scrum Master (Investment Operations)

This role is with a Maris Financial Services Partner

Boston, MA - Hybrid Role - We are targeting local candidates that can be in the Boston office a few times per month.

12 Month contract (or contract to hire, if desired)

What we’re looking for:

• 10 years of experience as a Scrum Master including prior experience within an Investments firm or investments group.
• Experience working closely with Stakeholders to improve project predictably and delivery success
• Ability to help product teams generate product backlog and make them ready for the next sprint
• ·Experience effectively identifying and driving resolution on deliverable dependencies with other teams
• At least 2 years of experience using JIRA to track and manage Agile development, or experience using tools similar to the Atlassian suite of products

·Someone who has the ability to:

·Assess the Agile maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

·Influence and guide development, quality, and product professionals

·Partner closely with product to set the vision and execute the sprint plan

·Foster and maintain a collaborative team dynamic

·Solve problems and think critically

·Plan and organize (and re-organize) in an environment of shifting priorities

·Communicate clearly, both by speaking directly and writing concisely

·Negotiate and manage conflict

·Proactively identify blockers and help the team look ahead for potential risks and recommend mitigations

·Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, steer by example

We’d also love to see, though not required:

·Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

·Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games