Lead 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.

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:

Being a member of Digital Assets team, the Lead Scrum Master is a key member of the Digital Assets Data squad with a well-defined software development life cycle process. The Lead Scrum Master applies a broad technical knowledge of the Agile methodology to manage the scrum process with geographically dispersed teams to deliver exceptional standards in product quality and timely, predictable delivery of projects. The Lead Scrum Master is responsible for cross functional coordination and communication, requirements traceability, release management, test case management, and defect tracking concerns to keep delivery on track.

Specific Responsibilities: This role will be in the Data Team within Digital Assets. The Digital Assets Data team maintains the organization's business intelligence tools and infrastructure. The Lead Scrum Master will be the point person for the development activities related to the platforms supported by the team (for example, Sigma Computing, Power BI and Snowflake).

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Coach PO and squad to maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog with refined user stories.
• Successfully balance delivery timeframes and continuous iteration so that customer feedback is always incorporated.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums sessions to ensure the Squad and the others in the Tribe are aligned on priorities, dependencies, and timelines.
• Provide role (PO, QA, Dev, etc.) based coaching and proactively facilitate coaching session with the squad.
• Coach the squad to consider how squad/product vision affects other squads we regularly interact with.
• Create a safe environment for all ceremonies to encourage active participation from all squad members.
• Facilitate and mediate conflicts within the squad and Reporting
• Ensure accurate and open communications to stakeholders with concise metrics and updates on progress, risks, and impediments.
• Supports Product Owner on release planning.
• Coordinate movement of code between Development, Testing, UAT and Production environments and a related planning, resourcing, and scheduling activities.
• Managing and delivering projects to specifications using a defined development process and delivering within budget and timeline
• Build meaningful relationships with squad members and resolve most issues improving your rapport and trust with squad members.
• Accept change and use it to drive continuous learning and process improvements within the squads.
• Continuously seek and act on feedback received to bring about positive changes. Servant Leadership
• Understand both the squad's overall capacity and impediments that impact individual members of the squad. Work to create a team culture that values sustainable execution by not over-committing.
• Coach the squad to provide input for squad level decision making to achieve a common goal.
• Identify and work to resolve mentality impediments as they arise.
• Coach squad with knowledge and expertise as well as encourage experimentation to support their journey towards self-sufficiency.
• Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to supervise and mitigate risks; calls out appropriately

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• Bachelors' degree preferred and/or related experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Experience in Agile Development, with Scrum Master (or similar) experience
• Scrum Master certification a plus
• Clear communicator, with good verbal and written communication skills
• Continuous proactivity and follow-through
• Ability to prioritize and focus on most urgent tasks & work in a fast-paced IT environment
• Proficient MS Office skills
• Knowledge of system functionality to be able to engage in discussion with the squad
• Not afraid to ask many questions, push back, or raise attention to risks or issues
• A flexible, and proactive approach to track down resources to gather appropriate information
• Innovative (to use variability)
• Comfortably working closely with team management to review approaches and requirements that solve the business problem
• Previous software development lifecycle experience.
• Familiarity with diverse technologies and platforms
• Familiarity with Agile techniques and tools - Scrum, Kanban, Jira, etc

Leadership Competencies for this level include:

• Accountability: Demonstrates reliability by taking vital actions to continuously meet required results and goals.
• Global Collaboration: Applies global perspective when working within a team by being aware of their own style and ensuring all relevant parties are involved in critical team tasks and decisions.
• Communication: Articulates information clearly and presents information effectively and confidently when working with others.
• Influencing: Convinces others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; maintains strong, believing relationships while at the same time is comfortable challenging ideas.
• Innovation and Creativity: Thinks ambitiously and out of the box, generates new insights and processes, and confidently pursues challenges as new avenues of opportunity.

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

DTCC Digital Assets is at the forefront of driving institutional adoption of digital assets technology with a steadfast commitment to innovation anchored in security and stability. As the financial services industry's trusted technology partner, we pride ourselves on empowering a globally interconnected and efficient ecosystem. Our mission is to provide secure and compliant infrastructure for digital assets, enabling financial institutions to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.