Scrum Master

At-a-Glance:

Are you ready to build your career by joining a global financial company? If so, our client is hiring a Scrum Master.

Position Type:

• Contract
• Hybrid
  
  
  

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role required.
• Adept at story writing, estimation, refinement, and other techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to partner and interact with technical and business stakeholders; a "servant leader" mindset.
• Exceptional communication skills, analytical, problem-solving skills, mentoring and facilitation skills.
• Highly organized and motivated; a "can do" attitude.
• Assertive with ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment and be a change agent for team.
• Experience using Power BI or similar tools strongly preferred.
• Scrum Master certification a plus.
• Demonstrated expertise and application of Agile methodologies, techniques, and frameworks (i.e. Scrum and Kanban).
• High degree of emotional intelligence, a successful track record in driving bold business outcomes, exceptional facilitation skills, commitment to life-long learning and a mindset of relentless improvement.
  
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Working closely with team and the Release Train Engineer (RTE) will be a servant leader and a coach for Agile teams.
• Goal will be to educate the teams on Agile principles and best practices, help maximize productivity and self-organize to achieve committed Program Increment objectives.
• Help implement and execute on aggressive and transformational business outcomes; this role will support teams aligned to Enterprise Digital Technology and U.S. Businesses.
  
  
  

Day to day accountabilities will include:

• Plan and facilitate team ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint demo, and retrospectives.
• Coach and support the Product Owner to effectively manage the backlog and maximize business value.
• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences.
• Help manage risks, raise impediments, and facilitate their resolution.
• Develop familiarity with the team's objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, in order to effectively coordinate dependencies across multiple teams.
• Lead team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
• Represent the team at the Scrum-of-Scrum (SoS), collaborate with the RTE and other Scrum Masters to ensure execution alignment within the program.
• Participate in Scrum Master Communities of Practices (CoP) to learn from and share experiences and apply learnings to improve team performance and grow within the role.
• Collaborate with Financial Management Team to keep Journey / Team info consolidated and updated using Power BI as a tool.
  
  
  

Get in Touch:

If you think you'd be a good match, submit your resume and reach out to Karmina at 862-658-6689 to learn more.