Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Scrum Master - Hybrid for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. This role will support the development of a suite of Information Management applications and services within the COO organization. The selected candidate will manage an evolving Agile portfolio, supporting three service domains within a large product, and will be required to work in the office a minimum of three days per week.
Responsibilities: - Lead Agile/Scrum Practices: Guide teams in Agile best practices, ensuring readiness, prioritization, and commitment each sprint
- Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies: Own and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies for one or more teams
- SDLC Execution: Lead and perform the SDLC process including executing the change process in ServiceNow and other systems, meeting and passing all hard gates, and delivering value reliably and on time
- Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and address blockers or systemic issues limiting team performance
- Optimize Team Performance: Use empirical data to evaluate maturity, improve velocity, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- Quality Assurance (QA), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Automated Testing: Support QA and UAT planning and execution across multiple workstreams
- Release Management: Coordinate software releases in compliance with enterprise change management and governance standards
- Coach Teams: Ensure delivery aligns with Agile practices, SDLC requirements, release processes, and risk/security policies
- Support Backlog Management: Partner closely with Product Owners to maintain and refine the backlog
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with discipline managers, project/program managers, and stakeholders to communicate progress and escalate risks or issues
- Promote Organizational Agility: Drive Scrum adoption across the organization and help scale Agile practices
- Assess Team Skills: Identify team strengths and gaps; recommend adjustments to create high-performing teams
- Manage Complex Work: Facilitate efforts involving cross-functional impacts, moderately complex projects, enhancements, or maintenance work
- Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with executives, risk/compliance partners, and technology teams to ensure governance and alignment
Requirements: - BS/BA degree or higher
- 5+ years of Scrum or Agile experience
- 10+ years of Agile experience
- 10+ years of experience as a scrum master
- 3+ years of JIRA experience
- Scrum Master Certification(s) (e.g. SAFe)
- Recent (< 3 years ago) SDLC experience at a large, regulated financial institution
Desired skills: - Enterprise Information Technology experience at a large financial institution
- Experience in product management, business analysis, marketing, operations, and/or strategic/consulting in a consumer oriented, technology dependent environment, in financial services or related industries
- Knowledge and understanding of technology project management: large scale development projects, including data migrations and third-party vendor integrations
- Ability to lead projects/initiatives with high risk and complexity
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong executive-level communications, presentations and problem-solving skills
- Proven skill at adapting and learning about stakeholder needs and expectations
- Experience working with compliance and risk professionals
- Proficient in identifying Regulatory requirements and deficiencies
- Ability to write clear concise requirements documents, create current and future state diagrams, and conduct gap analysis
- Experience with managing large-scale initiatives including stakeholders across business and technical teams
Pay range: $68.75 - $78.50 per Hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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