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Candidates hired for this role will be required to start onsite from Day 1 following hybrid work option , 2 to 3 days in office. Due to a recent increase in misrepresentation during the interview process, Client has implemented a new policy that requires a candidate's headshot on the front page of the resume to be considered. This is a contract to hire role ! The Senior 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 Client's Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) service suite, which delivers robust technology solutions to a global client base in the financial services industry. About this Opportunity The Senior 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 Client's Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) service suite, which delivers robust technology solutions to a global client base in the financial services industry. Sound Like You? The Senior Scrum Master is a people manager role and is involved in the project lifecycle from initiation through budgeting and to delivery. This role guides assigned teams in the use of the Scrum framework including the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices. The ADSM also 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 ADSM 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 ADSM facilitates all agile ceremonies including the Scrum or Scrums and uses the output from these ceremonies to resolve conflict and improve team performance as well as independence. The ADSM is critical in identifying and driving standards and best practices within and across squads. The role is also responsible for analysis of Squad member skills and creating skills maturity plans. The ADSM maintains alignment with tribe ways of working, OKRs and instills a tribe mentality within squads. Required Qualifications 7-10 years of managing projects using the Agile (Scrum and/or Kanban) Methodology. Demonstrated experience in people (Scrum masters) management. Demonstrated experience in managing dependencies outside your scope of control. Demonstrated experience in Agile concepts including backlog creation and management, estimation, and Scrum and Quality metrics across multiple backlogs/projects. Demonstrated experience with Risk and Issue Identification and Management, Quality Management, Resource Identification and Planning, and Stakeholder Communication. Demonstrated experience with Jira including Dashboards and Jira Plans. Scrum certification from either the Scrum Alliance (CSM), Scrum.org (PSM I), Scaled Agile (SAFe Senior Scrum Master) or the Project Management Institute (ACP). Preferred Qualifications A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or Computer Information Systems or related experience.
