Scrum Master
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Location: Dallas, TX 75217
Description:
6. Scrum Master
Jersey City / Tampa / Dallas
Build meaningful relationships with squad members and resolve most issues leveraging your rapport and trust with squad members.
Be an enthusiastic change agent and peer to drive continuous learning and process improvements within the squads.
Continuously seek and act on feedback received to bring about positive changes.
Understand both the squad's overall capacity and impediments that impact individual members of the squad. Work to create a team
culture that values sustainable execution by not over-committing.
Coach the squad to provide input for squad level decision making to achieve a common goal.
Identify and work to resolve mindset impediments as the arise.
Coach squad with knowledge and expertise as well as encourage experimentation to support their journey towards self-sufficiency.
Provide role (PO, QA, Dev, etc.) based coaching and proactively facilitate coaching session with the squad.
Coach the squad to consider how squad/product vision affects other squads we regularly interact with.
Create a safe environment for all ceremonies to encourage active participation from all squad members
Understands Agile and relevant frameworks (e.g., scrum) to maximize the success of the squad
Possess a comprehensive understanding of Agile tools, techniques, principles and values and apply this knowledge to the squad.
Coach PO and squad to maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog with refined user stories
Successfully balance delivery timeframes and continuous iteration so that customer feedback is always incorporated.
Ensure accurate and transparent communications to stakeholders with concise metrics and updates on progress, risks and
impediments
Supports Product Owner on release planning
Coordinate movement of code between Development, Testing, UAT and Production environments and all related planning, resourcing
and scheduling activities.
Participate in Scrum of Scrums meetings to ensure the Squad and the others in the Tribe are aligned on priorities, dependencies and
timelines.
Desired Industry Knowledge & Years of Experience:
Experience in Agile Development, Project Management, with Scrum Master (or similar) experience
Previous software development lifecycle experience
Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience
Minimum of 10 years of related experience
Scrum Master certification a plus
EAS Risk
Skills:
DLT Exposure
Technology Expertise is a subject matter expert on one or more of programming languages, vendor products, DTCC
applications, data structures, business lines
Platforms works with Infrastructure partners to stand up development, testing, and production environments
Requirements Elaboration works with the Functional Architect to ensure designs satisfy functional requirements
Data Modeling reviews and extends data models
Is aware of frameworks that promote concepts of isolation, extensibility, and extendibility
Desired Industry Knowledge & Years of Experience:
Minimum of five (5) years in a project management role; able to demonstrate experience using project management
standard methodologies to successfully deliver business initiatives that achieved the desired outcomes - proficient with
project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Client PPM, Jira)
Bachelor's degree preferred
PMP certification preferred
Agile Scrum certification desired
Proficient with MS Office suite (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Jersey City / Tampa / Dallas
Build meaningful relationships with squad members and resolve most issues leveraging your rapport and trust with squad members.
Be an enthusiastic change agent and peer to drive continuous learning and process improvements within the squads.
Continuously seek and act on feedback received to bring about positive changes.
Understand both the squad's overall capacity and impediments that impact individual members of the squad. Work to create a team
culture that values sustainable execution by not over-committing.
Coach the squad to provide input for squad level decision making to achieve a common goal.
Identify and work to resolve mindset impediments as the arise.
Coach squad with knowledge and expertise as well as encourage experimentation to support their journey towards self-sufficiency.
Provide role (PO, QA, Dev, etc.) based coaching and proactively facilitate coaching session with the squad.
Coach the squad to consider how squad/product vision affects other squads we regularly interact with.
Create a safe environment for all ceremonies to encourage active participation from all squad members
Understands Agile and relevant frameworks (e.g., scrum) to maximize the success of the squad
Possess a comprehensive understanding of Agile tools, techniques, principles and values and apply this knowledge to the squad.
Coach PO and squad to maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog with refined user stories
Successfully balance delivery timeframes and continuous iteration so that customer feedback is always incorporated.
Ensure accurate and transparent communications to stakeholders with concise metrics and updates on progress, risks and
impediments
Supports Product Owner on release planning
Coordinate movement of code between Development, Testing, UAT and Production environments and all related planning, resourcing
and scheduling activities.
Participate in Scrum of Scrums meetings to ensure the Squad and the others in the Tribe are aligned on priorities, dependencies and
timelines.
Desired Industry Knowledge & Years of Experience:
Experience in Agile Development, Project Management, with Scrum Master (or similar) experience
Previous software development lifecycle experience
Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience
Minimum of 10 years of related experience
Scrum Master certification a plus
EAS Risk
Skills:
DLT Exposure
Technology Expertise is a subject matter expert on one or more of programming languages, vendor products, DTCC
applications, data structures, business lines
Platforms works with Infrastructure partners to stand up development, testing, and production environments
Requirements Elaboration works with the Functional Architect to ensure designs satisfy functional requirements
Data Modeling reviews and extends data models
Is aware of frameworks that promote concepts of isolation, extensibility, and extendibility
Desired Industry Knowledge & Years of Experience:
Minimum of five (5) years in a project management role; able to demonstrate experience using project management
standard methodologies to successfully deliver business initiatives that achieved the desired outcomes - proficient with
project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Client PPM, Jira)
Bachelor's degree preferred
PMP certification preferred
Agile Scrum certification desired
Proficient with MS Office suite (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint