Scrum Master

Charles Schwab • Southlake, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

At Schwab, you're empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together. We Believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s). Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship. Would you like to be part of a new team chartered to build the next generation of customer data & analytics platforms? Our Customer Analytics Technology team is looking for a Scrum Master (individual contributor) to take an active role in managing our Agile delivery processes. Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic about learning new and existing technologies and delivering exceptional software solutions. You will have proven critical thinking skills and a laser focus on pragmatic problem solving. We require a hands-on approach and the ability to exert influence across business and technology organizations. You should have a passion for enabling innovative use of data.

Requirements

• Ability to exert influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse personality types
• Ability to understand and explain technical issues at a high level
• Exceptional communication, organization, and facilitation skills
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolutions skills, collaborative approach to driving results and achieving intended outcomes
• Being comfortable working under pressure and dealing with ambiguity
• Inspiring team members to improve their own performance and motivating teams to go beyond their role expectations and reach their highest potential
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master working with cross-functional teams
• 5+ years of experience implementing Agile (Scrum and Kanban) and Scaled Agile
• 3+ years of experience working with globally distributed team members on complex projects
• Hands on expertise as project admin in the Atlassian tool family i.e. JIRA, Confluence etc.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification
• Experience on data integration and data warehousing projects
• SharePoint and Clarity expertise in addition to Atlassian
• Proir experience in the financial services industry

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners to maintain a prioritized backlog and facilitate Agile/Scaled Agile release planning sessions
• Coach product owners and agile teams so that they become empowered and self-organized adopters of our agile SDLC
• Facilitate and ensure participation in all Agile ceremonies and practices on a day-to-day basis for multiple scrum teams
• Proactively identify and implement changes to help our teams continuously improve adoption and effectiveness of Agile ceremonies and practices
• Lead efforts to develop and maintain standards and best practices within the Agile framework
• Collaborate across the organizational boundaries to increase the effectiveness of Agile
• Implementing innovative solutions to manage program and project expectations with both technology and business leaders

Benefits

• In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees