Sr. Scrum Master

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HOW YOU WILL SOAR:
The Sr. Scrum Master will help lead and drive Agile/Scrum frameworks that result in quality product delivery and realization of defined product roadmaps. This role is a primary point of contact for the Scrum Team, responsible for planning and facilitating all Agile ceremonies, and supporting the team in delivering incremental value each sprint while continuing to drive towards a defined product vision. The incumbent must be able to identify and remove impediments and external distractions, ensure the team has the necessary tools and resources to rapidly respond to change, and create an environment of collaboration to help the team achieve long-term success.
This role will be a direct interface to many senior- and executive-level business and technical partners and must develop strong working relationships with all resources to ensure successful delivery, continuous improvement, and overall adoption within the firm.

• Be a champion and thought leader for continuous improvement activities and further maturation of the firm's Agile transformation and adoption
• Ensure Scrum Team actions are aligned with defined Strategic Initiatives, vision, and goals of the firm
• Support 2 - 3 Scrum Teams.
• Mentor and develop new team members
• Foster an environment of Scrum Team self-organization and accountability
• Lead and manage all Scrum related ceremonies from Backlog refinement and Sprint Planning through Delivery and Retrospectives
• Lead and manage projects from initiation to execution
• Manage and direct internal, consultant, and vendor resources throughout various stages of delivery
• Help define a consistent playbook of Scrum ceremonies and ensure compliance within and across Scrum Teams
• Coach and support Product Owners in ongoing Backlog refinement techniques and best practices
• Lead the analysis and documentation of complex process workflows, future-state conceptual system designs, user interfaces, and similar components
• Track, monitor, and report on velocity, realized project value versus budget, and overall status for technology portfolios and assume overall delivery responsibility for a defined portfolio of projects
• Proactively identify issues, risks, and other impediments and act as the IT liaison between technical and business resources to help mitigate and manage to closure
• Assist in the development and continuous refinement of the firm's agile maturity, and advocate and observe best practices to help improve and maintain firm's product development agility
• Other duties as assigned

IF YOU HAVE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, APPLY:

• Bachelor's Degree or MBA preferred
• 4-7 years of applicable experience
• Certifications: SAFE Scrum Master Certification is preferable, CSM, PMP, or similar certification with a preference towards Agile
• Sound knowledge, preferably experience, of scaling framework in agile world
• Proven experience leading business and technical resources, including vendors and consultants
• Advanced working knowledge of Azure DevOps (formerly TFS) and Jira with emphasis on Agile ceremonies
• Ability to operate effectively and easily transition between strategic and tactical initiatives
• Experience in Cloud based/SAAS applications
• Self-motivated leader, able to manage complex cross-functional projects with minimal direction with exceptional passion of continuous self-improvement and sharing knowledge with others
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Proven experience preparing, presenting, and maintaining required documentation and artifacts.
• Proven experience developing training materials and in training end-users on new procedures and applications

MILLENNIUM TRUST COMPANY is a rapidly growing, leading financial services company offering specialized retirement and institutional services and recently acquired PayFlex, a consumer directed benefits provider, to create a personalized, holistic approach to financial wellness. To that end, we provide a diversified multi-product business with a holistic focus on financial wellness. Millennium Trust has experienced year-to-year double digit growth and prides itself on its strong, progressive culture.
We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2023 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.