Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Location: Jersey City, NJ/Plano, TX (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead delivery initiatives supporting an enterprise data platform and related data management technologies. This role involves partnering with Finance, Treasury, Risk, Compliance, Information Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, and Lines of Business to coordinate the delivery of enterprise-scale data and analytics capabilities. The successful candidate will manage multiple concurrent initiatives within a regulated financial services environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Scrum ceremonies and Agile execution activities across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, release roadmaps, RAID logs, and executive status reporting.
• Drive issue resolution and stakeholder alignment to ensure delivery commitments are achieved.
• Monitor and report delivery metrics, project health indicators, and program risks to senior leadership.
• Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to align priorities, manage scope, and optimize delivery outcomes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team performance, Agile maturity, and operational effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 7+ years of project or program management experience within large financial institutions or similarly regulated organizations. Experience delivering complex technology, data, analytics, or platform modernization initiatives is required. The role requires experience managing cross-functional teams and navigating complex governance, risk, compliance, audit, and change-management processes.

Technical Skills: A strong understanding of SDLC methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models is necessary. Candidates must have experience with JIRA, Confluence, project financial management, and resource planning. A working knowledge of enterprise data platforms, cloud technologies, data warehousing, analytics, or distributed query technologies is also required. Strong RAID management, dependency tracking, and executive reporting experience are essential.

Functional Skills: This position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the preparation of executive-level presentations and governance materials. Candidates must have a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and aggressive delivery timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Starburst, Trino, Presto, Databricks, Snowflake, Hadoop, or similar enterprise data platforms.
• Understanding of distributed query engines, data federation, data virtualization, and data mesh concepts.
• Familiarity with enterprise data governance, metadata management, lineage, data quality, and data privacy practices.
• Experience supporting regulatory reporting, finance, treasury, risk, or CFO technology organizations.
• Knowledge of information security, entitlement management, encryption, identity management, and access governance processes.
• PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or equivalent project management certification is preferred.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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