Manager, Scrum Master

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Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location.

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

The Scrum Master plays a hands‑on leadership role in guiding software development teams through the effective adoption and continuous improvement of Scrum and Agile practices. As a servant leader, they coach teams to higher levels of maturity, facilitate collaboration, remove impediments, and ensure adherence to Agile principles and the Scrum framework. They partner closely with Product Owners to manage and execute prioritized backlogs, drive continuous improvement, and foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and delivery excellence.

Strong communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and organizational skills are essential to help teams deliver business value efficiently.

Within Fixed Income Trading (Schwab Bond Source), the Scrum Master supports the delivery of a critical trading platform serving Schwab’s internal and external clients, including , Schwab Advisor Center, dealer networks, and regulatory agencies. Beyond supporting the successful delivery of strategic initiatives within the team, the role often leads cross‑functional projects that span the broader Trading Technology Solutions organization. The Scrum Master acts as a delivery champion by promoting collaboration across teams, establishing and tracking meaningful performance metrics, driving operational excellence, and helping improve organizational effectiveness through guidance, coaching, and best practices.

As a Scrum Master, you will lead and facilitate Agile delivery for teams supporting large‑scale, business‑critical trading applications.

• Lead and support Agile-based software delivery by establishing Scrum standards, best practices, tools, and processes that enable high‑performing teams.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and Agile events, including PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, Retrospectives, Demos, Scrum of Scrums, and team readouts.
• Drive transparency and predictability through Jira and Agile metrics, maintaining accurate tracking, reporting, and process documentation.
• Leverage Fixed Income Trading domain expertise to support business objectives, onboard new team members, and bridge collaboration between business and technology teams.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, fostering collaboration, accountability, prioritization, self‑organization, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Product Owners, development managers, and technical leads to support backlog refinement, capacity planning, story estimation, and delivery commitments.
• Identify, escape, and remove impediments while proactively managing dependencies and minimizing distractions that impact team delivery.
• Facilitate effective communication, stakeholder alignment, conflict resolution, and cross‑team collaboration to ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives.
• Improve team productivity and delivery outcomes using…