Technical Scrum Lead, Specialist

The Vanguard Group • Malvern, PA

27d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required.
• Minimum of three years related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Computer Science or Engineering experience preferred.
• Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational technology projects preferred.
• Financial Services and technical experience preferred.
• Scrum/Agile Certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides insight on best practices for high performing teams in the delivery of technology-related product or projects, ensuring team actions are aligned with project goals.
• Facilitates planning, team learning, and assists adaptation of processes to ensure the quality of team solutions.
• Encourages a continuous learning environment to strengthen the team's understanding of Agile/Scrum concepts and principles as they relate to technical capabilities.
• Applies methodology that supports the integration of changing customer inputs and business conditions into technology-related product development.
• Works with product owners and management to define and prioritize technology-related outcomes. Identifies trade-offs between short and long term benefits to drive shared vision between the team and product owner.
• Ensures the application of agile frameworks to the development process to increase effectiveness of technology-related product development or architecture.
• Leads daily scrum meetings, iteration reviews, and maintains backlogs.
• Identifies and may remove roadblocks to technology-related product development or architecture.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level