Scrum Master

Hiring: W2 Candidates Only

Location: USA

Visa: Open to any visa type with valid work authorization in the USA

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with Product Management, Operations & Technology, manage projects through their complete lifecycle and work with scrum teams to drive agility
• Assist with requirements documentation, User Story creation, develop detailed project plans, and identify tasks, roles and responsibilities
• Track milestones and dependencies, ensure on-time completion of tasks from all groups
• Proactively identify, mitigate and resolve risks and issues
• Ensure PMO processes are followed, all relevant artifacts are produced and filed properly
• Manage and report on project financials
• Keep senior management apprised of project status and communicate issues in a timely manner
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Program Management Office to provide project status

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in the field of Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or other related field
• Scrum Master Certification
• Experience using Jira and Confluence required; Miro experienced preferred
• 8+ years related IT management experience in analysis, design, development, documentation, implementing and testing of software systems
• 8+ years experience in technology project management and 3-to-4-year Scrum Master Experience
• Experience managing agile development projects as a SCRUM Master
• Experience with complex, mission critical system design and evaluating and proposing alternative software designs
• Thorough knowledge of and experience in secure development practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to set priorities and handle multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional demeanor 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.)