A financial services in Virginia is looking to add a new Scrum Master to their growing team in a Remote capacity. In this role, the Scrum Master (Remote) will be responsible for working closely with the Product Owner to prioritize and lead delivery of the initiative’s capabilities by removing impediments, facilitating team meetings and events, and fostering an environment for high performance.

Responsibilities:

The Scrum Master (Remote) will:

• Exhibit behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader through mindset; helps the team embrace SAFe core values, adopt and apply SAFe principles and implement SAFe practices
• Support the team rules of Scrum, eliminate impediments and lead the team in efforts for relentless improvement and heightened efficiency
• Ensure technology and service delivery roadmap support the solution strategy and are sustainable to meet the needs of the various solutions being delivered on that product.
• Facilitate the team’s progress toward team goals, utilizing the current Program Increment (PI) Objectives as Iteration Goals
• Ensure that goals, scope and product backlog items are understood and can be fulfilled by team members
• Collaborate with Product Owner, customers and developers to identify and clarify scope of problems/issues in terms of business/systems requirements and processes
• Support the team’s efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other delivery teams; represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS), helping the team remain aware of engagement opportunities and program effectiveness
• Engage in challenging the old norms of development to improve performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity
• Support software development teams in applying the Scrum framework
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Project Management experience
• Strong fundamentals in Advanced Analytics, Data Integration, and Visualization leading agile projects as a Scrum Master/Product Owner or Product Manager
• Significant Project Management experience
• SAFe certifications
• Proficient in Software Development and System Administration
• Significant experience in Resource Allocation and Management
• Significant experience leading Agile Development teams and facilitating team meetings in Agile environment
• Expert knowledge of development or operations framework methodologies, including Agile principles
• Advanced research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communicaiton skills (written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized

Desired Skills:

• Advanced Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• CSM and/or PMI-ACP certification and PMP
• In-depth knowledge and experience in Banking, Finance, and Investments
• Familiar with terminology, concepts and business processes and systems