Lead Scrum Master/Project Manager
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The Lead Scrum Master role will be two-fold:
Project Manager role
The Project Manager role is responsible for leading project management activities across all aspects of the application development life-cycle and vendor software integration. The position requires a skilled project manager who will initiate and drive projects from planning to implementation. Projects typically involve the engagement of resources across multiple departments. The individual will direct natural work groups and ensure project objectives, goals and requirements are delivered according to stakeholder expectations. Responsibilities also include the creation of project plans tracking inter-dependencies, milestones, risks, contingency plans, and project resources. The project manager is responsible to provide project status reporting and other formal/informal communications for a variety of audiences including business, BT, and senior management.
Scrum Master Role
The Scrum Master role is responsible for implementation of prioritized business use cases via agile Sprints within the high-visible Advanced Analytics program. He/she will oversees multiple high-priority projects, which often require high levels of functional integration and cross-functional resources. These projects are on the radar of upper management and the expectation is that this level would be able to communicate the status of the project at any point in time. The sprints will deliver functionality for multiple business areas including Risk, Compliance, and Corporate Security among others.
Responsible for following and promoting Agile methodology and all related scrum ceremonies within an agile team. Enables the team to work as effectively as possible. Ensures impediments are resolved and the team meets sprint objectives and that releases stay on track. Coaches the team to own and continually improve their process and practices.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates team activities, including daily stand-up meetings, grooming, sprint planning, demonstrations, release planning, and team retrospectives.
- Manages sprint release deliverables and proactively identifies and resolves impediments.
- Ensures sprint releases stay on track and updates sprint activities in Agile planning and execution tracking tool.
- Communicates Agile team’s progress, dependencies, and impediments.
- Participates in program increment (PI) planning events.
- Identifies dependencies between Agile teams then communicates and resolves dependencies.
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in Agile, Scrum, or related field
- In lieu of a degree, 6+ years of experience in Agile, Scrum, or related field
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
- Scrum Master Certification
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Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, among other things, or as a qualified individual with a disability.
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