Scrum Master - Compliance

Job Description

Scrum Master

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master with 5+ years of hands‑on experience in Agile project delivery. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical and business acumen, coupled with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with key stakeholders and optimize team performance. This role requires a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and practices, with a focus on driving continuous improvement within development teams.

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more teams, guiding them to follow Agile and Scrum practices that promote prioritization, team readiness, and sprint commitments.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to accelerate the acceptance of agile practices and enhance delivery efficiency.
• Drive engineering practices such as TDD, BDD, Pair Programming, CI/CD, and automation deployment.
• Maintain a rigorous focus on unit testing and functional automation, ensuring they are part of the Definition of Done (DoD).
• Optimize team velocity, identifying and implementing improvement opportunities to increase team performance.
• Oversee systemic impediments to team agility and provide guidance on escalating and resolving such impediments.
• Ensure the consistent use and optimization of tools like JIRA and JIRA Portfolio.

• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum at Scale, or LeSS is a plus.
• Experience with Change Management frameworks (e.g., PROSCI, Kotter) is a plus.
• Familiarity with Lean engineering practices.
• Prior experience leading Agile or Kanban teams involving .NET applications is highly preferred.
• Experience in Conduct Risk or working with compliance-related projects is preferred but not required.
• Financial services industry experience is a plus.

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification is required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across different levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing Agile/Kanban teams, particularly in environments involving .NET applications.
• A strong understanding of Agile alignment and the ability to lead teams towards achieving strategic goals.
• Experience with Code of Conduct Risk and related applications is a plus.

For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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