Scrum Master II

Scrum Master II

Buffalo, NY (Hybrid 3 days onsite/2 days remote) 16+-month contract Web Cam Interview $60-$68/Hr on W2 NOTES FROM MANAGER / REQUIRED SKILLS & EXP.:

• Knowledge of banking industry
• Experience in a Scaled Agile environment
• Capable of using Jira, Power BI, and other agile tools

OVERVIEW:

• Provides servant-leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional agile teams 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 teams 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 agile teams, constantly discovering better ways of working, through transparency, collaboration, and retrospectives.
• Curate team-level coaching content used to guide teams regarding agile practices.
• Facilitate meetings with the teams for purposes of idea generation, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, problem-solving and alignment.
• Help the teams 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 teams remain focused on achieving their goals.
• Work with other Agile Leaders to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile within the organization.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced Scrum Masters.
• Seek and host a variety of individual and team 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 4 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 2 years Scrum Master experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 2 years Scrum Master experience.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles (project manager, user experience, business analyst, developer, testing, deployment).
• 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 candidates responses for ALL of the questions below to confirm they have ALL of the required skills/experience (please reply ASAP as submittals to our client are time sensitive):

• Do you reside in or near the Buffalo, NY or area to be onsite from day 1 for a hybrid work model, or open to relocation at your own expense to be onsite in a hybrid work model from day 1 (required)?
• If hired, are you able to work on Globalquest's W2 without any issues?
• Yrs. of IT exp. overall?
• Yrs. of exp. as a Scrum Master?
• Yrs. of exp. w/ knowledge of banking industry (required)?
• Yrs. of exp. in a Scaled Agile environment (required)?
• Yrs. of exp. using Jira, Power BI, and other agile tools (required)?
• Yrs. of exp. working specifically for banks and/or financial institutions?
• Do you possess a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 2 years Scrum Master experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years' experience as a member of an agile team, including a minimum of 2 years Scrum Master experience (required)?
• Do you possess exceptional communication skills (verbal/written)?