Scrum Master- Contractor

Barings - Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Charlotte, NC

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About the position

At Barings, we are as invested in our associates as we are in our clients. We recognize those who work diligently for us and reward them for personal and professional integrity, communication skills, distinct competencies and expertise in specific strategies, ability to collaborate as a team member and true dedication to the interests of our clients. We thank you for your interest in joining the Barings team, and invite you to explore our current employment opportunities. This position requires an experienced scrum master to join our dynamic team, to facilitate and coordinate scrum process within our organization to deliver quality and timely solutions. Additionally, you will support with triaging issues reported by end-users, identifying and planning for dependencies. As a Scrum Master, you will be responsible for facilitating Scrum ceremonies and effectively organizing our development backlog to align to our strategic goals, ensuring successful delivery of projects. Barings is a leading global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of our clients and customers. Through active asset management and direct origination, we provide innovative solutions and access to differentiated opportunities across public and private capital markets. A subsidiary of MassMutual, Barings maintains a strong global presence with business and investment professionals located across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business to gather and analyze business requirements
• Work closely with developers and business stakeholders to ensure accurate implementation of new features
• Help provide a layer of governance to ensure visibility of changes and relevant sign offs have been received
• Facilitate efficient collaboration across teams
• Triage and prioritize issues identified by end-users, including data analysis using SQL, providing timely resolutions, as well as identifying patterns and trends to find long term solutions to problems
• Assist with managing the development backlog within Azure DevOps, ensuring alignment with business priorities
• Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and resolve impediments hindering team progress
• Track team performance using Agile metrics and provide regular reports and updates to management and stakeholders
• Coach team members on Agile methodologies, promote continuous improvement practices, facilitate workshops and training sessions, and foster a collaborative, self-organizing team environment

Requirements

• Proven experience (4+ years) as a scrum master preferably in Asset Management industry
• Solid understanding and proficiency in SQL to recreate and support resolution of bugs
• An understanding of how data is used for client reporting would be beneficial
• Experience using Azure DevOps or other similar tools, Agile methodologies / other frameworks e.g. Kanban, and running scrum ceremonies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and manage multiple priorities