Scrum Master Responsibilities :

Hybrid 3 days a week onsite

The Scrum Master promotes and supports the Agile process within and outside the squad.

This includes:
* Work with organizational resources outside the squad to help them interact effectively with the squad, remove impediments and protect them from organizational bureaucracy
* The Scrum Master coaches the Agile squad and the product owner on the Agile process, such as writing useful user stories and managing the backlog
* They foster a collaborative culture and ensure the squad regularly celebrates success
* The scrum master acts as a servant leader to the squad, they are not the boss
* For a newly formed squad the scrum master role may be a full time activity. As the squad matures the scrum master can start to contribute some time to squad deliveries
* Manage blockers, obstacles and dependencies.
* Bring together stakeholders for alignment meeting
* Organize training
* Report on squad improvements
* Facilitate retrospective to improve squad dynamics
* Facilitate creation and maintenance of squad artefacts such as backlog, definitions and norms etc.

Projects:
* Projects in support of or directly related to Clients recent Acquisition of a Trading company
* Institutional Wealth Management projects in the digital technology space

Mandatory Qualifications:
* Good understanding of software development lifecycle, waterfall and agile development principles
* Minimum 5 years of experience working in a financial institution, technology firm or project management department of a mid to large size corporation
* Background and knowledge of banking and/or digital products
* Extraordinary judgment and composure in high-pressure situations
* Excellent communication skills.
* Meticulous attention to detail
* Proficient in Microsoft tools: Excel, Visio, MS Projects, PowerPoint
* Experience with JIRA on agile projects required
* PMP certification preferred but not mandatory
* Experience with Mobile App teams (native or hybrid) preferred but not mandatory
* CSM certification or Agile experience ( min 2 years) a plus

Additional Skills/Competencies:
* Influence and leadership skills- ability to drive results and take command in a meeting or mediate in contentious situations; ability to foster an environment that is promotes teamwork
* Analytical and detail oriented- makes an effort to and is capable of understanding the subject matter and situations pertaining to each project, process, issue, etc.
* Enthusiasm and curiosity- shows enthusiasm and drive to learn and ask questions both indirectly and directly related to the project
* Strategic thinker- Ability to see things big picture and not just focus on the day-to-day tasks
* Innovative- Has shown ways that he/she has gone beyond status quo to find innovative solutions to solve problems or to improve processes

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Experience Level

Level 4

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