Agile Scrum Master

$142,230 - $158,870/Yr

Genesis10 - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Jersey City, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Genesis10 is seeking an Agile Scrum Master for a 12+ month contract position in the financial industry, located in Jersey City, NJ. The role involves facilitating Scrum routines, managing project deliverables, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure effective project execution and adherence to Agile principles.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum routines and correspond with management as needed
• Execute on Enterprise Change Management requirements
• Work with the Agile team to remove impediments
• Proficient in using Jira for managing project deliverables
• Manage governance routines including daily/weekly routines, tollgates, program increment preparation, and updating project repositories and required documentation
• Create, maintain, and execute project plans
• Integrate with project, technology, and business partners to manage projects and gather status updates
• Facilitate communication, influence, and negotiate to obtain agreement between partners
• Establish and provide supporting documentation for governance routines
• Establish status templates and weekly status update routines

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in Agile; Project management experience
• Knowledge of Agile methodology and framework (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.)
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Able to lead and influence team in adopting Agile principles
• Able to ensure the correct use of Scrum process
• Able to manage complex project(s) simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to foster strong collaboration among team members and help team solve problems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; analytical and presentation skills; ability to synthesize complex data into actionable presentations/reports
• Self-motivated, self-directed, with organizational skills to manage multiple priorities without sacrificing quality or timelines
• High level of credibility with executives and business partners; demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate, and drive to results
• Able to work independently with limited supervision

Nice-to-haves

• Scrum Master Certification is preferred
• Experience with Scrum master, Agile, Jira
• High level understanding of client Enterprise Change Standards

Benefits

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
• Remote opportunities available