Scrum Master

We are looking for a Scrum Master to join a Financial Services / Investment Management company, working closely with development teams to drive Agile practices, remove impediments, and foster continuous improvement across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and ensure their effectiveness across teams
• Raise, track, communicate and escalate risks
• Maintain deep involvement in team's/project's day to day activities
• Remove blockers and coach the team to eliminate impediments
• Collect and report on metrics
• Manage scope and work closely with product owners to ensure backlog health
• Manage stakeholders and their expectations
• Ensure customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle
• Resolve conflicts and issues that occur within the team
• Help the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
• Provide coaching and training to the team where needed

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master managing teams with complex dependencies
• Knowledge of and experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and team-player mentality
• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
• Ability to adapt to changing environments
• Self-motivation and ability to stay focused amid distractions
• Ability to analyze and think quickly
• Ability to prevent and resolve conflicts and misunderstandings
• Knowledge of techniques to fill in gaps in the Agile/Scrum framework
• Showcase of successful Agile techniques implementation
• Proficiency in English at a B2+ level

Nice to have

• Prior experience in financial services
• Prior experience in a project/company that went through Agile transformation, with direct involvement in the process