SR.SCRUM MASTER

Responsibilities

Facilitate medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives from initiation through release, providing oversight to ensure alignment with client Digital Agile/Scrum practices, including but not limited to, project kick-off, sprint, release and deployment planning

Accountable alongside the scrum team for the achievement of release objectives and results that meet LOB stakeholders' needs and expectations

Manage risks to delivery

Track and report the team performance

Accountable for creating and maintaining the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the scrum team (e.g. tracker boards) to create a trusting and safe team environment

Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues

Facilitate and engage in business analysis, user experience and technical conversations across platforms and multiple levels of influence

Basic Qualifications

*Minimum 5 years of product development leadership will include additional Business & Technology Services colleagues and Business Unit team members

*Minimum 3 years Contributes effectively to the collective team effort and offers ideas and solutions to complex problems

*Minimum of 5 + years of Scrum Master Experience with in-depth knowledge of various Scrum frameworks

*Minimum 5 + years of expertise in one or more other Agile scaling frameworks (SAFe, Spotify, Kanban, XP, TDD, CI) and how they can be applied in a product development / program delivery environment and 2+ years with the scaling frame works

*Minimum 5+ years of experience in coaching and enabling scrum team members

Skills and Knowledge

Knowledge for various agile frameworks and implementation of Agile Methodologies to multiple teams in large-scale enterprise change projects & programs

Expertise in one or more other agile methodologies (Lean, Kanban, XP, TDD, CI/ Design thinking) and how they can be applied in a product development / program delivery environment

Highly collaborative, excellent interpersonal skills and able to work with diverse personality types

Familiarity with modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous integration, build, deliver, test-driven development and other automated acceptance testing techniques

Continuous coaching of the team and stakeholders around the team to realize their highest potential

Excellent communication and facilitation skills

Ability to influence at all levels without straight line authority

Ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing, fluid and dynamic environment

Facilitate product backlog maintenance, release and sprint planning, story writing and backlog prioritization

Motivate and enable the delivery teams to be self-organized and make them feel like awesome team members

Proficiency with Project Portfolio Management solutions, Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.) and MS Project

Knowledgeable of Agile tools

Banking or financial industry experience preferred

PMP certification a plus

Agile certification a plus

CSM or CSPO certifications is a plus

Agile ACP or Program Management experience is the plus

Mobile banking and product owner credentials are the plus

Managing distributed Agile team is plus ( different geographic locations)