Scrum Master

Job#: 3054985

Scrum Master

Location:

Jersey City, NJ/Plano, TX (Hybrid)

Employment Type:

Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead delivery initiatives supporting an enterprise data platform and related data management technologies. This role involves partnering with Finance, Treasury, Risk, Compliance, Information Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, and Lines of Business to coordinate the delivery of enterprise-scale data and analytics capabilities. The successful candidate will manage multiple concurrent initiatives within a regulated financial services environment.

• Lead Scrum ceremonies and Agile execution activities across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, release roadmaps, RAID logs, and executive status reporting.
• Drive issue resolution and stakeholder alignment to ensure delivery commitments are achieved.
• Monitor and report delivery metrics, project health indicators, and program risks to senior leadership.
• Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to align priorities, manage scope, and optimize delivery outcomes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team performance, Agile maturity, and operational effectiveness.

Experience:

7+ years of project or program management experience within large financial institutions or similarly regulated organizations. Experience delivering complex technology, data, analytics, or platform modernization initiatives is required. The role requires experience managing cross-functional teams and navigating complex governance, risk, compliance, audit, and change-management processes.

Technical

Skills:

A strong understanding of SDLC methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models is necessary. Candidates must have experience with JIRA, Confluence, project financial management, and resource planning. A working knowledge of enterprise data platforms, cloud technologies, data warehousing, analytics, or distributed query technologies is also required. Strong RAID management, dependency tracking, and executive reporting experience are essential.

Functional

Skills:

This position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the preparation of executive-level presentations and governance materials. Candidates must have a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and aggressive delivery timelines.

• Experience with Starburst, Trino, Presto, Databricks, Snowflake, Hadoop, or similar enterprise data platforms.
• Understanding of distributed query engines, data federation, data virtualization, and data mesh concepts.
• Familiarity with enterprise data governance, metadata management, lineage, data quality, and data privacy practices.
• Experience supporting regulatory reporting, finance, treasury, risk, or CFO technology organizations.
• Knowledge of information security, entitlement management, encryption, identity management, and access governance processes.
• PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or equivalent project management certification is preferred.

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a Support Linc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate…