Scrum Master

Role Scrum Master

Location Pittsburgh PA

This position is hybrid with 2 days remote.

Responsibilities:

• Manage project(s) utilizing standard project management tools and techniques
• Serve as Scrum Master for multiple projects
• Establish and utilize a comprehensive project plan to monitor and report project deliverables
• Coordinate in resolving issues addressing risks; escalate concerns and facilitate decisionmaking
• Develop and implement key metrics to measure/report the progress and value of the project
• Conduct/Steer different scrum events such as Daily Standup Grooming and Planning Demo Retrospective/Lesson Learned session to help implement departmental vision of Agile
• Nurture an environment where project issues can be raised without any fear of blame or being judged
• Work with management to achieve efficiencies across multiple projects and to implement lesson learned
• Work with intra/interdepartmental Project Manages and Scrum Masters to facilitate dependencies
• Provide concise project status report in a different form with appropriate details considering the audience (project team stakeholders and executives) in a regular or as requested basis
• Create and maintain as is or to be workflow and other system documentation for ongoing project
• Proactively identify trends in project implementation and recommend process improvement
• Other responsibilities as assigned by department management

Required Qualification:

• IT Project Management experience (3 years)
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development methodology (3 years)
• Handson Scrum Master experience (2 years)
• Experience working with tools VSTS ALM Jira or Version One
• Strong ability to partner with crossfunctional teams to deliver project goals
• Diplomatic flexible and easy to work with personality
• Strong leadership interpersonal organizational and communication skills
• Ability to perform planning for multiple initiatives/projects managing all tasks required to provide services to meet business needs within the timeline and the budget
• Ability to effectively manage project scope and communicate with partners in IT business and vendors
• Good computer skills including experience in tools like MS Excel Project PowerPoint Visio and others
• Handson experience with any agile collaboration tool(s)

Preferred Qualification:

• PPM Certification
• PSM/CSM Certification
• Prior Banking domain experience