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Senior Scrum Master

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Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description  

The Scrum Master role is responsible for implementation of prioritized business use cases via agile Sprints within the high-visibility Discover Commerce Exchange (DCX) program. DCX is the Gold Standard for enriched merchant data at DFS, and the solution provides detailed merchant data to cardholders as well as internal and external clients.  He/she will oversee 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 that builds the foundational data layer for the DCX solution.

 

Responsibilities: 

 

· Coach the scrum team to become a self-organized, cross-functional and highly efficient team that delivers high-quality products. 

· Facilitates team activities including daily stand up meetings, grooming, sprint planning, demonstrations, release planning and team retrospectives.

· Collaborate with Product Manager to plan roadmap execution based on estimates and capacity; also identify risks to the plan. 

· Manages Sprint release deliverables, providing clarity and story assignments to the scrum team and removing impediments.

· Facilitate documenting, publishing and executing the teams’ continuous improvement plan . 

· Strong communication, leadership and relationship building. 

· Model, promote, and encourage Agile values, best practices, processes, and behaviors. 

· Publish and present teams’ agile metrics to management and stakeholders. 

· Participate and/or Lead scrum adoption practices across the organization and related Community of Practices.

· Publish and present teams’ agile metrics to management and stakeholders. 

· Identifies dependencies between agile teams and communicates and resolves dependencies between different teams.

· Manages Sprint release deliverables and proactively identifies and resolves impediments to ensure Sprint release stays on track and update Sprint activities in Agile planning and execution tracking tool.

 

Skills Required

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

· Bachelors degree in Information Technology, or related

· 2+ years of experience in coaching and mentoring skills on Agile methodology and understand Scrum framework.

Skills Desired

If we had our say, we’d also look for: 

· 2+ years Scrum Master experience in a large organization  

· 3+ years software development project manager experience 

· Experience with SDLC (both Waterfall and Agile hands on experience) 

· Experience in Agile / Scrum development methodologies & tools (Jira) 

· Experience proving reporting through JIRA 

· Scaled Agile Framework 

· Problem solving, analytical and creative thinking. 

· Teamwork and collaboration; interpersonal skills. 

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including managing client expectations, communicating issues, risks, and opportunities, and articulating a clear vision of project success 

· Hands-on experience with Rally, Jira, MS Teams, and Miro

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The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.

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What are Discover Perks + Benefits

Discover Benefits Overview

Start enjoying great benefits Day 1 — We support you with the same dedication we bring to all of our customers. Our comprehensive benefits package features first-class insurance, financial planning support and excellent perks designed to help you reach your goals and live a rich, healthy life.

Check out more of our amazing employee benefits at mydiscoverbenefits.com

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Discover’s business is built on helping people, and we invest in the community (Blessing Backpacks, Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers/Sisters) to demonstrate our commitment to a brighter future.
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
You can open a separate Health Care FSA (HCFSA) and contribute up to $2,650 tax-free from your paycheck to reimburse yourself for eligible out-of-pocket expenses.
Disability insurance
Employees receive Short-Term Disability Insurance at no cost.
Dental insurance
Discover offers two dental plan options — Standard and Premier — both are administered by MetLife.
Vision insurance
Discover offers two vision plan options — Standard and Premier through VSP.
Health insurance
Discover offers a variety of medical plans for you and eligible family members, so that you can choose the benefit plan that suits your needs.
Life insurance
As a Discover employee, you receive Basic Life Insurance of one times your HWEE (up to $500,000) at no cost to you.
Pet insurance
Purchase medical coverage at a discounted rate for your beloved family pet. The more pets you insure, the greater the discount.
Wellness programs
Help balance your work and personal life with a wide variety of free and discounted resource and referral services including family and relationship counseling and financial guidance.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
You may elect to contribute 1% to 30% of your eligible base salary, commissions and bonus on a pre-tax basis, up to IRS limits every year.
401(K) matching
Discover matches up to 6% of the pre-tax contributions you make to the 401(k) Plan.
Employee stock purchase plan
The ESPP provides eligible employees with an opportunity to purchase shares of Discover common stock through payroll deductions at a 5% discount.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Discover helps eligible employees and their families with the costs of adoption by reimbursing certain expenses.
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Discover has a Paid Time Off of 4 to 5 Weeks of paid time per year.
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Discover provides 7 paid holidays.
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
When you enroll in the Commuter Benefits Program at WageWorks, you’ll save on taxes on mass-transit passes, parking and other eligible expenses.
Company-sponsored outings
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Onsite gym
Discover has fitness centers and Weight Watchers® programs at all five major locations.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Discover provides tuition reimbursement and a full-ride bachelor's degree program for select online degree programs.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

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