Scrum Master

Scrum Master PositionHybrid in Newark, NJ. Long term contract to hire. Financial industry experience is highly preferred. Description: You will join a team of change agents who are responsible for coaching, teaching and guiding individuals, bringing to bear agile principles, practices and frameworks. You will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to improve End User Experience. You will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do. Here is what you can expect in a typical day:Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impactBring an understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, begin to identify opportunities to provide feedback to the team, and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-dayWork on problems of diverse scope in which analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factorsEnsures the team(s) lives Agile values and principles and follow the processes and practices that they agreed-upon to deliver the committed solutionsResponsible for promoting and supporting Agile principles by helping everyone understand applied theories, practices, rules, and valueTrue servant leader who serves the team(s) and larger organizationSupports those outside the aligned team(s) to understand which of their interactions with the team(s) are effective and which aren't; helps everyone change these interactions to improve the value built by the Agile teamSupports all aspect of risk management and impediment resolutionThe Skills & Expertise You Bring:Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer, or comparable Agile delivery leadership roleLeverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organizationExperience with agile development methodologiesKnowledge of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's businessAbility to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challengesExcellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skillsExperience with several of the following:Familiarity and expertise with Agile principles and frameworks, including story writing and estimation, facilitation, and identification and implementation of continuous improvement (CI)Experience working and proficiency in performing the role of Scrum Master, including on teams charged with highly complex outcomesExpertise in facilitation and tracking of Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), prioritization, backlog refinement, and specialty workshops.Proven capabilities in: (i) delivery, (ii) reporting and metrics, (iii) Agile toolchains (Jira, Jira Align, Miro, etc.)Preferred Qualifications:Certified Scrum Master certificationExperience in serving as a Scrum Master within the financial services industry on multiple teamsExperience with Project ManagementUnderstanding of Device Lifecycle Management a plusPayrate: 60 - 65 per hour depending on experience.