Principal Scrum Master

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Description

Digital Payments are revolutionizing our way of transacting and doing business, and ACI Worldwide is a leader driving the transformation of Real-Time Digital payments. Our Cloud Engineering Technology team for Digital payments is seeking a talented Scrum Master to provide effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership, and set a powerful example for the team. The Ideal candidate will provide guidance, coaching and direction towards maturing and optimizing Agile execution methodologies through the constant improvement of Agile application principles and processes. This is a Senior level position also responsible for Sprint Planning, Release Planning, Sprint execution tracking, risk management and management of metrics related to sprint planning and execution. This individual must have demonstrated the ability to lead and manage across technology disciplines in a matrix organization. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team while promoting self-management and constantly improving our work standards as the central role in fast project delivery with fewer defects. This role will interact closely with IT and Business teams to educate and execute Agile methodology.

Job Summary :
Coaches Scrum team to deliver value incrementally, using best Agile/Scrum practices. Drives the execution of sprints by removing impediments, facilitating agile meetings, backlog reviews, sprint planning, sprint reviews, reporting (burndown charts, task progress) and day - to - day decision making. Drive retrospective meetings to help the team become mor e productive over time. Facilitates an environment for the Scrum team to organize themselves around their work, helping them become self - aware to what is blocking results, and to influence them to become self - correcting, self - organizing and continuously improving the way they work. Utilizes strong listening and observation skills to engage the Scrum team when necessary to build connections. Guides the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to get the most out of self - organi zation to fill intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks. Facilitates discussion, decision making and conflict resolution while getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work. Assesses the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.

Job Responsibilities :

• Scrum master is responsible to facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective ceremonies
• Possesses conflict resolution, focuses conversation to align on scrum values of openness, honesty and respect.
• Should be a friendly communicative person, because when team is moving fast in Agile, communication is the effecti ve force which holds the team together.
• Needs to forecast the numbers of deliverables possible in an iteration, which is based on evidence and reliable source.
• Needs to be expert in estimation and planning. Knows how to create useful, reliable and pra ctical plans for software development projects.
• Should be a good coach in Agile practices. S/he can coach individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
• Help team or individual to clarify goals and actions to achieve them.
• Ability to shield his team from outside distractions and interferences.
• Ability to ensure the correct use of scrum process.
• Ability to track and remove impediments.
• Scrum master is a servant first, who serves his team members before considering about himself
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 12 years of previous release and/or project management experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development.
• 10+ years of payment industry experience.
• Formal training in Agile Methodologies, Extreme Programming, Facilitation, and public speaking preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross - functional work teams toward task completion.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must.
• General PC knowledge including Microsoft Office expert level knowledge of Excel, Jira, Confluence .
• Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
• Good skills to coach team how to follow agile scrum, which really works.
• Understand the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum theory, r ules and practices.
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches li ke Kanban, Crystal, FDD, XP, etc.
• Knowledge about other methodologies other than Agile - Scrum, so that you can explain other methodologies to motivate team.
• Basic knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand the team needs.
• Should have knowledge about Agile techniques like: User Stories, Continuous Integration, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• Ability to take a nd understand his commitment to deliver the product on time.
• Know about the value of metrics and incremental delivery.
• Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burn down metrics, velocity, user stories etc.
• Familiar with common development practices, Ser vice and product oriented environments, and Agile practices.

Work Environment :

• Some travel as needed
• Proficient understanding of ACI managerial toolset

Benefits: In return for your expertise, we offer growth, opportunity, and a competitive compensation and benefits package in a casual work environment.

Are you ready to help us transform the world of electronic payments? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at www.aciworldwide.com Job ID (Requisition #8449)

ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally

#LI-LF1About ACI Worldwide
ACI Worldwide powers digital payments for more than 6,000 organizations around the world. More than 1,000 of the largest financial institutions and intermediaries, as well as thousands of global merchants, rely on ACI to execute $14 trillion each day in payments and securities. In addition, myriad organizations utilize our electronic bill presentment and payment services. Through our comprehensive suite of software solutions delivered on customers' premises, through the public cloud or through ACI'sprivate cloud , we provide real-time,immediate paymentscapabilities and enable the industry's most complete omni-channel payments experience .