Advanced Scrum Master

Invesco • Houston, TX

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Scrum Master / Project Manager you will lead one or more Scrum teams or manage medium to large technology projects across multiple cross-functional teams, for the Finance systems portfolio of Technology projects.

Requirements

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment where production releases occur in 2-4 week durations
• Good exposure to sizing techniques used in agile process
• Ability to improve team maturity levels in understanding process and increasing productivity in terms of velocity
• Familiar with knowledge management tools such as Sharepoint , Confluence etc.

Nice To Haves

• Scrum Master and Scaled Agile Framework certifications are a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of one or more Scrum or project teams
• Act as the single voice to the business and technical community on behalf of the team
• Facilitate release and sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Drive continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement
• Conduct sprint planning sessions and provide sprint commitment updates via status reporting and stakeholder reviews
• Partner with the Product Owner to understand, organize, and prioritize the product backlog
• Assist the development team and Product Owner in refining product functionality and backlog
• Propose solutions and approaches to accelerate delivery and meet business objectives
• Identify and remove impediments (risks and issues) impacting release and program-level teams
• Communicate progress through weekly/monthly status reporting and governance checkpoints
• Raise risks and issues to the Product Owner and key stakeholders
• Shield the team from external influences not relevant to the current sprint
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Architects in a multi-team environment
• Facilitate technical discussions with Architects and Developers to resolve challenges
• Coordinate UAT testing with end users
• Partner with the Delivery Manager to improve delivery practices (e.g., automated testing, TDD, CI)
• Collaborate across the enterprise to standardize and document delivery best practices
• Create and oversee project plans, schedules, budgets, and milestones

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed