Lead Scrum Master

DTCC • Coppell, TX

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

The Lead Scrum Manager is a key member of a development squad with a well-defined software development life cycle process. The Lead Scrum Master applies a broad technical knowledge of the Agile methodology to manage the scrum process with geographically dispersed teams to deliver exceptional standards in product quality and timely, predictable delivery of projects. The Lead Scrum Master oversees cross functional coordination and communication, requirements traceability, release management, test case management, and defect tracking concerns to keep delivery on track.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of the subject area of project management including common principles, methodologies and tools used by practitioners.
• PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent required.
• Expert skills in Atlassian Jira and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 5 years demonstrable experience in Agile Project Management with 2+ years Scrum Master experience (at a lead capacity).
• Familiarity with risk management, strategic planning, or scenario planning concepts

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of financial services, clearing corporations/depository function, brokerage operations, and associated regulatory requirements a plus

Responsibilities

• Understands Agile and relevant frameworks (e.g., scrum) to maximize the success of the squad.
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of Agile tools, techniques, principles and values and apply this knowledge to the squad.
• Be the servant-leader for the squad to ensure the team lives the agile values and principles and follows the processes and practices the team has agreed to apply.
• Coach PO and squad to maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog with refined user stories.
• Collaborates on user story, epic, theme definition and documentation with product owner and squad members and manage the product backlog in partnership with the product owner in Jira.
• Successfully balance delivery timeframes and continuous iteration so that customer feedback is always incorporated.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums sessions to ensure the Squad and the others in the Tribe are aligned on priorities, dependencies and timelines.
• Provide role (PO, QA, Dev, etc.) based coaching and proactively facilitate coaching session with the squad.
• Coach the squad to consider how squad/product vision affects other squads we regularly interact with.
• Create a safe environment for all ceremonies to encourage active participation from all squad members.
• Facilitate and mediate conflicts within the squad.
• Ensure Jira always reflects current state of work and coach the squad on the Agile framework and attitude and guide it to higher Agile maturity.
• Facilitates daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings as part of an Agile squad
• Ensure accurate and transparent communications to stakeholders with concise metrics and updates on progress, risks, and impediments.
• Project Management, Project Planning, Release Planning
• Be an Agile Coach to squad team members through effective approach to support them on squad and tribe goals
• Ability to ensure the accurate use of scrum processes
• Manage implementation projects throughout the entire roadmap lifecycle using Agile development methodologies
• Ability to shield the squad from outside distractions & remove squad impediments or roadblocks
• Drives maturity of security attitude by proactively identifying meaningful issues and control gaps in current processes; influencing behavior change within the organization and contributing to the building a stronger security-focused culture
• Act as the point of escalation for risks, issues, and dependencies, ensure action items are clearly defined, assigned to owners, and driven to resolution in a timely manner.
• Engage with leadership, partners, and collaborators frequently on the status of key initiatives with respect to scope, schedule, cost, and resources; presents RAID logs.
• Build meaningful relationships with squad members and resolve most issues leveraging your rapport and trust with squad members.
• Be an enthusiastic change agent and peer.
• Accept change and use it to drive continuous learning and process improvements within the squads.
• Continuously seek and act on feedback received to bring about positive changes. Servant Leadership
• Understand both the squad’s overall capacity and impediments that impact individual members of the squad. Work to create a team culture that values sustainable execution by not over-committing.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree