Scrum Master

Are you looking for a permanent Scum Master position? Do you have several years of experience as a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) under your belt? Does your project management experience run the gamut from traditional waterfall methodology to an Agile environment? Our 50-person Project Management Office team in Technology is looking for someone with the flexibility to work collaboratively and independently and who can be persuasive, motivating, and attentive to detail-while always keeping an eye on the big picture. Our ScrumMaster will be working with multiple teams simultaneously, so a can-do attitude and the ability to handle several projects at once are essential qualities.

As a ScrumMaster, your responsibilities would include:

• Guiding the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values while maintaining the firm's culture and spirit
• Facilitating Scrum meetings
• Supporting the team through a servant leadership style
• Helping the team identify impediments and working with the team and any external resources to remove them
• Facilitating communication with other teams as needed to address any cross-team dependencies
• Monitoring progress against the firm's operational metrics
• Working with the product owner to establish and review team-specific metrics designed to improve team performance (in addition to Commonwealth operational metrics)
• Gaining a high-level understanding of the application(s) to the extent useful in serving other ScrumMaster responsibilities
• Participating with the product owner and business analyst in discussions around strategic planning, including vision, goals, and road map
• Ensuring that the team has the resources (i.e., people and tools) needed to be successful
• Organizing Agile/Scrum training workshops as needed
• Attending the weekly ScrumMaster "Scrum of Scrums" to report on team activities
• Providing traditional project management support for projects as needed

The ideal candidate for this position would also meet the following requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience as a ScrumMaster; ScrumMaster certification (CSM) is a must
• A strong desire to help the team succeed and do what is necessary to make it happen
• Ability to work on multiple Scrum teams concurrently (usually no more than two)
• Experience working independently, as well as in a team-oriented collaborative environment
• Strong, clear communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation)
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Persuasive, adaptable, encouraging, and motivating
• An independent learner and self-starter
• An eye for detail but able to see the big picture

While not required, experience with the following would be a plus:

• Experience working with multiple Scrum teams on a single project
• 2-5 years of project management experience
• A background in financial services

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