Genesis10 is currently seeking an Agile Scrum Master with our client in the financial industry located in Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX, and Pennington, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract position.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivery of defined deliverables which usually requires engagement from multiple teams such as a project or smaller program
- Communicating the work objectives, coordinating delivery, managing risks, ensuring compliance to standards, and providing end-to-end visibility into the health of the deliverables
- Ensures execution and delivery meets the client's expectations in terms of the functionality, quality, timeline and cost
- Facilitate sync points across multiple organizations to enable delivery
- Responsible for optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered by one or more Scrum team, and is focused on serving the needs of the team to drive performance and growth
- Coordinating and facilitating Scrum ceremonies, managing dependencies for the team, providing visibility into team delivery plans and progress, enabling continuous improvement within the team
- Ensures the impediments are resolved quickly, the team follows their agreed-to processes, and that there is a good relationship between the Product Owner and the development team
- Promote and coach the Agile mindset and principles, empowering the team to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential
Requirements:
- Results-oriented leader who can develop and manage relationships based on trust, teamwork and knowledge
- Strong business, financial, technology and program/project management, Agile/scrum acumen
- Proven ability to resolve program and project issues and mitigate risk by negotiating solutions that meet expected results
- Data analysis skills and ability create executive quality materials within tight timeframes with limited direction from management
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills at an executive level
- Experience with Agile/Waterfall Methodologies, Enterprise Change Standards for Programs and projects SDLC, Waterfall, Agile (PPRT management, deliverables and tollgates for both programs and projects)
- Proficient with standard tools such as PPRT, Jira, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, PMMT, PCM, SharePoint, etc.
- Ability to connect dots and articulate clear and concise status and action plans to resolve issues and risks and at the right level of detail for the audience
- Ability to build and drive accountability to a detailed Project plan/schedule
- Self starter with ability to confidently lead meetings and discussions to drive program and project deliverables and resolve issues and challenges
- Skilled at managing scope, deliverables, schedule, risks, issues and interdependencies impacting the program/project and develops sound mitigation and GTG plans
Desired Skills:
- 8-10+ years combined Technology, Program and Project Management experience in an Enterprise environment (3+ year program management)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- IT Infrastructure background (preferred Database, Middleware, Messaging and Identity and Access Management)
- Prior change/project experience
- Knowledge of ITIL and Service Lifecycle Management
- ITIL or PMP Certified
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
About Genesis10:
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
- Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
- Remote opportunities available
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
