Scrum Master - Contract (Payments Exp Preferred)

Position Summary: The Scrum Master role at is expected to be adept and effective in fostering an effective and productive environment for the assigned scrum teams by guiding teams to adapt agile values, manage teams impediments, and coach team members. The Scrum Master will have in-depth knowledge and experience with complex IT solutions, Agile and Scrum Methodology, a proven track record of working with scrum teams and serves as a key resource within the team to ensure overall team success.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in the field of Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field
• Scrum Master Certification
• Experience using Jira and Confluence required; Miro experienced preferred
• 5+ years of related IT management experience in analysis, design, development, documentation, implementing and testing of software systems
• 5+ years experience working in technology and 3-to-4-year Scrum Master Experience
• Experience working with agile scrum teams as a SCRUM Master
• Experience with complex, mission critical system design and evaluating and proposing alternative software designs
• Thorough knowledge of and experience in Agile practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with all levels of management and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional demeanour and ability to work effectively with other staff within the organization
• Highly motivated, organized, enthusiastic and self-starter.
• Banking and payments experience, especially knowledge of SWIFT, FED, CHIPS or ACH

Qualifications desired:

• Experience in wholesale or retail banking technology
• Experience developing or migrating applications to Cloud Environments (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, etc.)

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with Product Management, Operations & Technology, work with scrum teams to drive agility
• Proactively work with scrum team to identify, mitigate and resolve risks and issues
• Ensure agile processes are followed, all relevant artifacts are produced and filed properly
• Manage and report status, including financials
• Keep senior management informed of project status and communicate issues in a timely manner

Success factors/job competencies:

• Ability to manage multiple scrum teams
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal personnel at all levels and external clients
• Ability to drive tasks to completion, attention to details, and be well organized
• Ability to influence stakeholders and scrum team members to achieve successful outcomes