Agile Scrum Master

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Scrum Master for a 12+ month contract position located in Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX and Pennington, NJ.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including oversight to quarterly planning, Sprint Planning, & Backlog Refinement
• Provide visibility into the Agile team's delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholders
• Manage risk including dependency management, impediment removal and compliance with Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements
• Apply metrics to assess team delivery, maturity, and performance and identify and share improvement opportunities with the team
• Partner with product stakeholders to ensure the team has a healthy product and Sprint backlog
• Provide coaching and mentoring to the team for them to become high performing by collaborating, focusing on continuous improvement including cross-training, and sharing knowledge on scrum practices and Agile principles
• Lead scaled planning for the team including Pre Planning/Preparation and Program Increment Planning Events and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums/Agile Release Train Syncs
• Provide governance and oversight of end-to-end change and support compliance with country and industry-specific laws, rules and regulations (LRRs) and the company's Risk Framework by establishing core requirements to manage change
• Plan, organize, monitor and control projects using appropriate tools and techniques to ensure efficient and effective project completion
• Ensure that all applicable Enterprise Change Standard, Enterprise Procedures and any functional procedures are followed for the project and that evidence meets Enterprise and line of business requirements
• Support adherence to Enterprise Change Standards, including artifacts, tollgates, and coordinating permits and deployments with application teams

Requirements:

• Strong data analysis and excel skills
• Professional experience in a large / highly matrixed environment
• Strong communicator (verbal and written) and is comfortable escalating issues to management
• A natural desire to understand intricate processes while seeing the big picture
• Experience owning a product backlog (intake & prioritization) managing JIRA deliverables
• Experience with quarterly program incremental planning (PI Planning)

Desired skills:

• 10 - 15 years of experience
• Knowledge of financial services including current regulatory environment and experience in Global Markets, Global Banking or Treasury organization - product knowledge of banking and capital markets products (loans, deposits, securities, derivatives, etc)
• Understands Scrum at a basic/fundamental level
• Prior experience with Agile delivery and enterprise change policy within a global financial institution
• Experience establishing new processes across complex organizations

Pay range: $63.94 - $71.94 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.