Scrum Master
Typical Day in Role
The Scrummaster, you will ensure delivery of software products within Global Wealth Management Technology. You will coordinate development and delivery activities and ensure deliverables are of the highest quality, while adhering to defined release, change, project and architectural standards and methodologies by leveraging an Agile scrum team (Product, Engineering, Agile, Design). The primary accountability is the execution of shipping software based on the product roadmaps and technical release plans developed by the Leadership Team, including the identification, escalation and removal of release and team impediments.
– Work with a team to identify roadmap/feature dependencies and impediments. Being accountable for tracking the dependencies and impediments and removing them to enable the team: surface, track, escalate
– Guide and coach the team to follow agile practices
– Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution. Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised and resolved.
– Assists in the identification and mitigation of project risks.
Identifies and acts on coaching opportunities at the individual and team level.
– Conducts regular assessments of a team Agile Maturity and uses the results to guide them to improved performance.
– Facilitate agile ceremonies (Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective) and longer-term planning exercises (Release Planning, Release Train Planning).
– Support the Product Owner, especially with respect to story grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
– Pro-actively identify and mitigate risks using Agile best practices and project deliverables
Needs to forecast the numbers of deliverables, which is based on evidence and reliable source.
– Needs to be expert in estimating and planning. Knows how to create useful, reliable and practical plans for software development projects
– Provide regular, standardized reporting for team performance: velocity, stories completed and project status.
– Work closely with the Finance to ensure the alignment of budgets, spend and forecasts. Also, Support budget tracking and variance mitigation efforts for the delivery team
– Coordinate operation readiness activities with associated teams (security, infrastructure, network, etc)
– Oversee and coordinate software release activities.
– Active participation and help assist in timely decision making in defining product backlog (working with Product Owner, Business Analyst); alignment to overall product architecture and technical design (working with Architect and Tech Leads)
– Regularly communicate with other scrum teams to ensure tactical story alignment and identifies/tracks dependencies between the team.
– Provide regular, standardized reporting for team performance: velocity, stories completed and project status.
Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?
– Knows about Lean, eliminating waste, focusing on value delivery, small batch production, frequent delivery of working software, adapting to change
– Understands backlog tracking, Scrum and Kanban based metrics, task definition, story splitting.
– Knowledge and experience with Agile techniques – Automated Testing, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Testing, etc.
– Good knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand the team needs.
– Familiar with common development practices, service-oriented environments and agile practices
– Demonstrated high level of analytical and problem-solving skills
– Working experience in JIRA/Confluence
– Experience with System Design and work independent of Architect on creating pragmatic solutions to technical problems, working with the scrum team.
– Working experience in Digital solutions team in Finance industry is an asset
– Hands-on experience leading release management activities for successful delivery of product launches
– Strong understanding of Wealth / Brokerage business is an asset
– Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
5~7+ years of Scrum Master experience and/or leading large cross-functional/cross-regional teams on major organizational projects
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 5-7 years’ experience in managing complex delivering software projects as a Scrum Master or related role
2) Minimum 1 project specifically leading Digital Modernization
3) Recent roles in the Banking Industry is required
4) 5 + years’ Comprehensive knowledge of Agile, Scrum and Jira Applying techniques for effective workflow on Kanban
5) You have demonstrated experience in applying agile methodology to delivering IT projects
6) Excellent communication skills to manage stakeholder relations, and work with cross-departmental teams
Nice-To-Have Skills:
– Commercial banking experience will be prioritized
– Experience in managing front-end development teams
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in computer engineering, business, Information sciences or other related field