Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Tampa FL or Coppell TX On site



Note : Only Candidates from Financial Services Industry will be considered with certifications such as Scrum Master (CSM) and Project Management Professional (PMP). Thanks !



This role is Contract to hire !

Your Responsibilities

1. Mind Set and Behavior

Build significant relationships with squad members and resolve most issues using your rapport and trust with squad members.

Be an enthusiastic change agent and peer.

Adopt change and use it drives continuous learning and process improvements within the squads.

Continuously seek and act on feedback received to bring about positive changes.

2. Servant Leadership

Understand both the squads overall capacity and impediments that impact individual members of the squad. Work to create a team culture that values sustainable execution by not overcommitting.

Coach the squad to provide input for squad level decision making to achieve a common goal.

Identify and work to resolve demeanor impediments as they arise.

Coach squad with knowledge and expertise as well as encourage experimentation to support their journey towards selfsufficiency.

3. Coaching and Facilitation

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

Facilitate and mediate conflicts within the squad.

Lead the squad and promote positive change and the adoption of standard processes

4. Agile Knowledge and expertise

Understands Agile and relevant frameworks (e.g. Kanban and Scrum) to increase the success of the squad

Figures out the best approach to implement projects (Scrum Scrumban Kanban etc.)

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.

5. Sprint Management

Supervises the JIRA board and individuals stories and tracks their status towards completion

Follows up with team members to ensure statuses are up today and stories are commented appropriately

Resolved blockers and raises as needed

6. Reporting

Ensure accurate and clear communications to partners and management with concise metrics and updates on progress risks and impediments

7. Release Planning

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.

8. Facilitate and or Participate in Scrum of Scrums meetings to ensure the Squad and all involved are aligned on priorities dependencies and timelines.

Project Manager Responsibilities:

Work with the product owner and technical architects throughout an effort to define groom and prioritize scope to meet the given schedule budget and requirements negotiating on budget constraints as vital.

Track projects against approved budgets and report on forecasts and variances and coordinate actions to bring projects on or under budget unless a variance is approved

Support the iterative business planning process and assist in the development of new project concepts and estimates

Maintain & handle initiatives projects and staffing profiles within DTCCs Portfolio & Project Management (PPM) application.

Identify and secure resources required to complete the plan and supervise resource utilization by continuously analyzing staffing requirements and resource allocations

Provide periodic status updates (on scope schedule budget risks and issues) to project partners management and established governance groups

Ensure management remains abreast of status and hold them accountable for facilitating mitigation of risks and resolution of raised issues

Own the project roadmap / timeline in coordination with other project partners

Optimally plan and track execution while maintaining constant contact with all project partner groups to coordinate the project landmarks.

Supervises the deliverables of other teams including infrastructure support and supervise the impacts to squad deliverables.

Track project actuals against defined achievements and revisit the overall plan as and when vital

Understand and translate crossteam dependencies into concrete plans

Communicate information between project teams and partners to ensure alignment

Coordinate and ensure project documentation is updated reviewed and approved

Proactively identify document and lead risks & issues; plan for effective risk mitigation and raise to management as needed.

Resolve and follow up on issues in a timely manner

Inspire and lead through effective team management

Assist the squad with planning and carrying out the change management process



Qualifications

Experience in Agile Development with Scrum Master (or similar) experience

Experience in Project Management (or similar experience)

Experience in managing large crossfunctional teams across multiple time zones

Experience with thirdparty vendors a plus

Experience managing software projects (IE ServiceNow BPM etc.)

Experience with project compliance/governance processes

Experience with projects spanning multiple platforms

Bachelors degree preferred a Masters or equivalent experience

Minimum of 5 years of related experience

Scrum Master and PMP certification a plus

Previous financial corporation experience a plus

AGILE , UAT , AGILE TOOLS , KANBAN , QA , JIRA , SERVANT LEADERSHIP