Federal Reserve Bank - San Francisco, CA
posted 4 months ago
The Scrum Master at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco plays a crucial role in guiding an agile team towards achieving its goals within the Agile Release Train framework. This position is not just about managing processes; it is about fostering a high-performing team environment that encourages self-organization and self-management. The Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating scrum or kanban processes, ensuring that the team is shielded from external interferences, and actively working to remove any impediments that may hinder the team's progress towards their sprint goals. This role is pivotal in creating a culture of continuous improvement and process flow, which is essential for the team's success. In this position, the Scrum Master will plan, lead, organize, and motivate one or more cross-functional teams that may vary in complexity and visibility. They will develop, track, and communicate the team's agile adoption metrics, such as velocity and burn-down charts for scrum teams, or work in progress and cumulative flow for kanban teams. The Scrum Master will coordinate and facilitate various agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, execution, reviews, and retrospectives, as well as kanban ceremonies when applicable. Collaboration with Product Owners is essential to support both short and long-term release planning, ensuring that the work backlog remains healthy and ready for execution. The Scrum Master will also create team working agreements and may lead collaboration sessions with internal clients on medium-scale projects to devise creative and practical solutions to application challenges. They will drive the development of release and sprint roadmaps, partnering with project and release managers on production deployment activities. A significant focus will be placed on team flow mapping and dependency mapping to enhance the team's understanding of their workflow and stakeholder interactions. This role is not just about managing tasks; it is about empowering the team to reach their full potential and contribute to the Federal Reserve's mission of promoting a strong economy for all Americans.