IT Scrum Master – Capital Markets
Are you an experienced Scrum Master with a passion for driving Agile excellence within complex Capital Markets environments? If you thrive in fast-paced, collaborative teams and have strong expertise in guiding multiple pods toward successful delivery, this opportunity is for you.
Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for an IT Scrum Master – Capital Markets who will play a pivotal role in leading Agile delivery across technology and business teams. The successful candidate will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach team members, manage dependencies, and ensure transparency through effective communication and reporting. This position requires a hands-on leader who is proactive in removing impediments, maintains alignment between stakeholders, and fosters continuous improvement within multiple delivery teams.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Refinement, Review, Retrospective) with a focus on outcomes and efficiency.
- Align teams on Sprint Goals, manage capacity, commitments, and cross-team dependencies.
- Maintain key Agile artifacts, including Working Agreements, Definition of Ready (DoR), and Definition of Done (DoD).
- Proactively identify and remove impediments; escalate risks and blockers as needed.
- Coordinate across multiple pods and ensure smooth cross-team collaboration and releases.
- Provide transparent updates on project scope, progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders.
- Facilitate demos and feedback sessions, ensuring stakeholder expectations are managed effectively.
- Maintain up-to-date Agile tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence) and ensure data accuracy for reporting.
- Publish performance metrics including sprint burndown, velocity, cumulative flow, and WIP tracking.
- Prepare concise weekly updates summarizing accomplishments, plans, and risks.
- Coach teams and Product Owners on Agile best practices, backlog refinement, and prioritization.
- Enforce Scrum values and prevent anti-patterns such as over-commitment or scope creep.
- Drive continuous improvement by implementing actionable insights from retrospectives.
Desired Skill Set:
- 7+ years of experience as a Scrum Master leading multiple Agile teams or pods.
- Strong experience with Jira and Confluence (5+ years).
- Experience with Clarity or similar project portfolio management tools (3+ years).
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent teams and complex dependencies.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to forecast delivery outcomes based on empirical data and proactively highlight variances.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in Capital Markets or Financial Services.
- Exposure to Eclipse or similar development environments.
- Working knowledge of Golang or related technologies.
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