Lead Scrum Master

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Lead Scrum Master role specializes in applying technical knowledge of the Agile methodology to manage and support the Scrum process, clearing obstacles and guiding the Scrum team on best use of Agile practices. Organizes and facilitates the sprint planning meeting, arranges daily stand-up meetings, schedules demos, conducts retrospective meetings and facilitates the decision-making process. Oversees cross-functional coordination and communication, requirements traceability, release management, test case management, and defect tracking concerns to keep delivery on track. This role will support delivery of application development and technology upgrade projects within DTCC's Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) service suite, which delivers robust technology solutions to a global client base in the financial services industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Lead Scrum Master guides assigned teams in the use of the Scrum framework including the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices.
• He/She ensures that roles and responsibilities across squads are clear and that squads are self-governing.
• This position requires working closely with Product Owners to refine and maintain the product backlog and ensure alignment with product goals and vision.
• The Lead Scrum Master creates and maintains Jira projects and is responsible for tracking and reporting on team commitments as well as resolving (or assisting in resolving) risks, issues, and dependencies.
• The Lead Scrum Master facilitates all agile ceremonies and uses the output from these ceremonies to resolve conflict and improve team performance as well as independence.
• The Lead Scrum Master is critical in identifying and driving standards and best practices within the squad.
• He/She is also responsible for analysis of Squad member skills and creating skills maturity plans.
• The Lead Scrum Master maintains alignment with tribe ways of working, OKRs and instills a tribe mentality within squads.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5-7 years of managing projects using the Agile (Scrum and/or Kanban) Methodology.
• Demonstrated experience in Agile concepts including Backlog creation and management, estimation, and Scrum metrics and information radiators (Velocity and Burndown/Burnup charts).
• Demonstrated experience with Risk and Issue Identification and Management, Quality Management, Resource Identification and Planning, and Stakeholder Communication.
• Demonstrated experience with Jira including but not limited to creating Stories, Epics, Defects, Tasks, Sprint Iterations, Sprint and/or Kanban Boards, Filters, Releases, Dashboards and Roadmaps.
• Scrum Master certification from either the Scrum Alliance (CSM), Scrum.org (PSM I), Scaled Agile (SAFe Associate Director Scrum Master) or the Project Management Institute (ACP).

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor's or equivalent experience
• Experience in IT project management delivery using Kanban concepts.
• Experience following and complying with a defined software delivery process and associated controls.
• Experience in IT project management using a Phased (waterfall) delivery approach.
• Experience with project and portfolio management tools (such as HP PPM).
• Experience working in the Financial Services or Financial Technologies (fintech) space.
• Experience with Excel Pivot Tables or Power BI.
• Experience working within the organizational structure of a Project Management Office (PMO).

ABOUT DTCC:

Our client safeguards the financial markets and helps them run efficiently, in times of prosperity and crisis. We are uniquely positioned at the center of global trading activity, processing over 100 million financial transactions every day, pioneering industry-wide, post-trade solutions and maintaining multiple data and operating centers worldwide. From where we stand, we can anticipate the industry's needs and we're working to continually improve the world's most resilient, secure and efficient market infrastructure. Our employees are driven to deliver innovative technologies that improve efficiency, lower cost and bring stability and certainty to the post-trade lifecycle.

Our client proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A client career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

Skills : ,Scrum,Kanban,Agile,Jira,Dashboards,Roadmaps,Excel Pivot Tables,Power BI