Unclassified - Chicago, IL
posted 3 months ago
We are seeking a certified and highly skilled Senior IT Agile Scrum Master to join our dynamic team to lead IT delivery teams focused on the development and delivery of digital solutions within Member Credit Systems. This role requires a strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum, and a solid background in traditional project management practices. As a Senior Scrum Master, you will be in a critical and very visible leadership role within the Bank, interacting with various departments and employees from Executive to delivery team level, as well as external vendors. You will be responsible for driving the development, implementation, and support of business-critical applications for FHLBank Chicago. In this position, you will manage the IT delivery team efforts to ensure digital solutions are safe, secure, right-sized, and of high quality. You will lead and facilitate all Agile scrum ceremonies for the IT Delivery Team(s) and conduct cross-functional planning efforts to identify and plan project work efforts. It is essential to ensure that key Agile scrum artifacts are properly documented and of high quality, while also tracking delivery team work efforts to ensure alignment with commitments. You will proactively identify, track, and mitigate key risks that could hamper work delivery and resolve Agile team impediments to ensure successful delivery. Additionally, you will lead teams in documenting and understanding data and their related flows across systems to support the Bank. Cultivating, disseminating, and enforcing functional policies, procedures, and best practices will be part of your responsibilities. You will leverage metrics to measure progress and promote a culture of continuous improvement, assist in incident and problem resolution for the delivery team's supported applications, and prepare and establish estimates while adhering to project and department budgets. Guiding, directing, and coaching less experienced IT staff as needed will also be a key aspect of your role.