Scrum Master I

Scrum Master I Lafayette, NY

Hybrid 3 days onsite/2 days remote; required & no exceptions or 100% remote for the right candidate 6+ month contract Webcam Interview $34.61 - $57.68/Hr on W2

Skill Set 1: Strong Agile and Scrum knowledge

Skill Set 2: Strong communication skills

Skill Set 3: Excellent problem solving skills

Overview:

Provides servant-leadership and mentorship to one cross-functional agile team through effective application of Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban and Extreme Programming (XP).

Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories and techniques to support continuous improvement.

Educates and coaches the team to create an environment that fosters self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency and continuous improvement.

Visualizes, communicates and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, pairing, information radiators, etc., to help create high performing teams.

Encourage a continuous improvement culture for individuals within the team, constantly discovering better ways of working, through transparency, collaboration and retrospectives.

Facilitate meetings with the team for idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem-solving and alignment.

Help the team gain transparency into their workflow through appropriate use of information radiators.

Address blocking issues that are beyond the teams authority, or require support from other teams, so the team remains focused on achieving their goals.

Work with other Agile leaders to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile within the organization.

Seek and host a variety of individual learning opportunities such as communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading and classroom training.

Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.

Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.

Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.

Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.

Complete other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:

While not having direct management responsibility, the position manages activities through influence, accountability and ownership, functioning in an agile environment.

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience.

Education and Experience Preferred:

Prior experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.

Knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices.

Experience developing/managing digital capabilities.

Understanding of Design Thinking principles.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Prior experience leading through influence.

Please provide responses for ALL of the questions below to confirm you have ALL of the required skills/experience (please reply ASAP as submittals to our client are time sensitive):

Are you currently under contract w/ an employer where you require C2C only?

If hired, can you work as a W2 employee of our company, for the contract duration (required, no exceptions)?

Are you open to relocation out of pocket to Buffalo, NY to be onsite from day 1 in a hybrid work model (3 days onsite/2 days remote), OR are you seeking remote work only?

If relocating, can you relocate within 2 weeks' of offer acceptance?

For a brief period may have to work on early hours on some days. Do you have any issues w/ this (required)?

LinkedIn profile link?

Yrs. of IT exp. overall?

Yrs. of exp. as a Scrum Master?

Yrs. of exp. w/ strong Agile and Scrum knowledge (required)?

Yrs. of exp. working specifically for banks and/or financial institutions (required)?

Do you possess a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 6 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 1 years Scrum Master experience (required)?

Do you possess exceptional communication skills (verbal/written)?