Director Scrum Master

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

The IT FinSight Delivery department supports the development & testing needs of multiple DTCC core business lines including FICC, Clearing & Settlement & Equity Clearing. The Director of Delivery Enablement will be responsible for guiding agile practices and managing the team leaders to drive delivery excellence and continuous improvement. They will be accountable for developing and executing strategy to create a unified and efficient Scrum Master and Project Management Delivery Enablement organization. They will manage large-scale software programs, overseeing scope, risk, and cross-functional execution. They will also foster collaboration, cross squad uniformity and governance through stakeholder alignment, compliance, and risk mitigation. This leader will also participate in delivery practices, ensuring the department's efficacy metrics and day to day activities are on par and generate process efficiencies.

Primary Responsibilities:

Agile Practice Management:

• Lead a high performing Scrum Masters and Project Manager organization, guiding their professional development and ensuring the effective application of the Scrum & Agile framework.
• Establish and strategize on key agile delivery metrics (e.g., cycle time, lead time, predictability) to drive continuous improvement.
• Champion agile principles within IT, promoting a culture of transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
• Identify and help remove organizational impediments that hinder team productivity and flow.

Program & Project Management:

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale software programs involving multiple cross-functional teams.
• Develop and manage an integrated project roadmap, tracking key milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Define and manage initiative scope, budget, and resource allocation.
• Anticipate and manage risks, dependencies, and architectural trade-offs across multiple systems and teams.

Stakeholder Communication & Governance:

• Drive cross-functional communication between tech teams and business leadership, delivering key updates and insights.
• Build strong relationships across App Dev, testing and business leadership to ensure seamless collaboration and alignment.
• Drive consensus and resolve conflicts effectively within and across teams.
• Ensure compliance with financial industry regulations, data security standards, and internal process governance.

Leadership Proficiencies for this level include:

• Accountability: Demonstrates reliability by taking vital actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals.
• Global Collaboration: Global perspective when working within a team
• Communication: Articulates information clearly and presents information optimally and expertly.
• Influencing: Convinces others by making a compelling case, bringing others along to their viewpoint by providing analysis and previous experience examples
• Innovation and Creativity: Thinks enthusiastically and out of the box, generates new insights, and processes, and shares best practices.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Talent needed for success

• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional technology programs including AWS cloud.
• Proven leadership experience as it relates to Project/Program Managers, Senior Scrum Masters and/or Agile Coaches.
• Direct experience managing and mentoring direct reports is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with financial systems and risk management practices.
• Proficient in Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Project management principles, and modern software development practices.
• Certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or Project Management Professional (PMP) are highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinker with excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, HP PPM, MS Office tools.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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About the Team

Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.