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Scrum Master (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Scrum Master for our client in Jersey City, NJ. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

  • The Scrum Master is responsible for monitoring the scrum processes, routines, processes, and communications. This individual, acting as a servant leader, increases team efficiency, motivates the team, removes impediments, and manages changes that will ensure quality and timely execution, while ensuring that the definition of done is understood and followed.
  • Responsible for overseeing multiple Scrum delivery teams within the Wholesale Credit & Banking organization. Strong communication skills to work with senior management to deliver requirements. Strong analytical, problem solving, quality management, and organizational skills. The desired Scrum Master will be working on enterprise level efforts involving data sourcing, aggregation, analysis and reporting with outputs to Bank Leadership and Federal Regulators. The desired candidate will oversee the SDLC of Tech and Business initiatives acting as an Agile Scrum Master. The desired candidate will be responsible for the following: scrum facilitation; guiding teams through sprints, sprint retrospectives, point estimations; risk mitigation; impediment removal; impact assessments and hitting milestones. This individual will be working in a cross functional/matrix environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Act as Scrum Master for multiple agile development teams, contributing to the successful implementation of assigned epics by ensuring that all the required elements are appropriately understood, documented, owned, and actioned by the team. Partners with Business Partners and application SMEs to identify and mitigate risk and execute upon end to end technology development to deliver solutions. Manages to timelines and communicates status. Attends scrum of scrum, program iteration planning, and inspects and adapts. Lead agile team to facilitate sprint events (stand up, planning, demo, and retrospective.) Applies technical/business knowledge in determining end to end design requirements for large initiatives involving line of business and agile teams. Works closely with developers and testers to ensure requirements and designs are translated accurately into working stories. Works under minimal supervision on line of business projects requiring creative solutions. Creates forum for communicating vision, goals, and product backlog items to the team. Understands long-term product planning, while practicing agility. Coach the team in self-organization and cross-functionality. Teach and lead the team to create high-value products.
  • Agile tools (Jira)
  • Project management experience
  • Previous software development experience
  • 5+ years of experience in technology and hands on Scrum Master
  • Expert in Jira
  • Knowledge of SDLC
  • Knowledge of Scaled Agile PI Planning framework, program and team level ceremonies
  • Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban etc.)
  • Ability to lead and influence team in adopting the Agile principles while ensuring the correct use of Scrum process
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal) and collaboration skills

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