Delivery Practice Owner

Fitch Group•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Fitch Group Scrum Master Center of Excellence (CoE) is a global chapter dedicated to supporting, empowering and knowledge sharing for all organizational Agile practitioners. It is a community focused on evangelizing Scrum values and principles, helping squads follow best practices and lean processes, growing and supporting members in increasing their knowledge and expertise, while focusing on collaboration, continuous improvement and business value delivery. What We Offer: Innovative Projects: Working in technology at Fitch involves engaging with cutting-edge projects and utilizing the latest technologies to drive the financial services industry forward. Collaborative Environment: Fitch fosters a collaborative work culture where technologists work closely with financial analysts, data scientists, and other professionals to develop integrated solutions. Global Impact: Technology roles at Fitch have a global reach, contributing to solutions that impact financial markets and stakeholders worldwide.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business Management, or equivalent experience
Experience in coaching and development of squads and other Scrum Masters
Experience working with fully distributed scrum teams
3-5 years of working experience in various Agile methodologies, especially Scrum
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent
Strong communications, facilitation and interpersonal skills
Agile and continuous improvement mindset with dedication to uncovering better ways of working
Passion for continuous learning and personal development

Nice To Haves

Experience in mentoring people
In-depth knowledge of Jira (Jira AI, Automation, Dashboards, Goals, Timeline, Plan, JQL Filters, Analytics, Custom Charts), Confluence, MS Teams, MS Whiteboard, MS Forms
Familiar with prompt engineering and Generative AI
Experience in Behavior Driven Development, organizing and conducting workshops such as Event Storming and User Story Mapping

Responsibilities

Guide, coach, and motivate teams to increase Agile fluency and adoption
Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution
Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals, and deliverables to support business objectives
Ensure progress tracking and communication through Agile metrics
Conduct quarterly planning (sprint zero) in coordination with other squads across the tribe
Identify continuous improvement opportunities
Coordinate activities with other squads across the program
Partner with and support Product Owners and Tribe Leads
Participate in Scrum of Scrums and collaborate with other Scrum Masters
Contribute to the Scrum Master chapter, and various CoPs including Coaching CoP to set standards and improve best practices
Promote Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, accountability, and visibility