Contributes to the overall success of Core Banking Engineering globally ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. As a Scrum Master, you will ensure the successful delivery of software products within the Enterprise US Core Technology supporting US Deposits. You will lead and support an Agile scrum team (Product, Engineering, Design, Analytics) and ensure the Agile methodology and principles are executed effectively. You will identify, escalate and remove release and team impediments. As a Scrum Master, you will also manage the budget, schedule, risks and issues.
Scrum processes, ART process knowledge, managed multiple scrum teams
Role Description :
Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives) to ensure efficient team workflow.
Support the team in managing product features and backlogs, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
Write and maintain user stories, applying Gherkin syntax to define clear acceptance criteria.
Utilize prior QA or development experience to actively engage and support the teams on product quality and solution delivery.
Ensure seamless collaboration between product, QA, and development teams to meet Sprint, Program Increment (PI), and release objectives.
Empower the team by removing impediments, encouraging communication, and fostering a solution-oriented mindset.
Guide the team in Agile best practices and principles, ensuring consistent and timely delivery.
Handle conflict resolution within the team, ensuring constructive resolution of disagreements and maintaining a positive team environment.
Build strong relationships with the development team and stakeholders, managing expectations, and providing regular progress updates.
Competencies : Agile Way of Working, MasterCraft DevPlus - Team Edition - Scrum Management
Essential Skills :
6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Product Owner.
Hands-on experience in QA or development, with a solid understanding of testing or coding practices.
Experience in writing user stories and creating Gherkin-based acceptance criteria.
Familiarity with behavior-driven development (BDD) and test-driven development (TDD) practices.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.) and the ability to coach teams on Agile principles.
Experience in conflict management to effectively resolve team issues and maintain productivity.? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to lead teams and manage stakeholder relationships.
Experience in managing product backlogs and prioritizing features with business objectives in mind.
Certification in Scrum (CSM, PSM, SAFe) or Product Management is a plus.
Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, and QA tools such as ALM or similar.
Understanding of RESTful web services and Postman is a plus.