Advanced Scrum Master

1110 Invesco Group Services, INC.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Hybrid work schedule

401(k) matching

Health & wellbeing benefits

Parental leave benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

1110 Invesco Group Services, INC. in Houston is seeking a Scrum Master/Project Manager to lead multiple Scrum teams and manage critical technology projects. You'll ensure team effectiveness using Agile methodologies and oversee all aspects of project definition and execution.

This role requires strong skills in stakeholder engagement and risk management. Full-time employees adhere to a hybrid work model, spending at least four days in the office each week.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quick production cycles.
• Good exposure to sizing techniques in agile.
• Familiarity with knowledge management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead Scrum teams and manage technology projects across multiple teams.
• Facilitate project definition, methodology selection, and engagement.
• Drive continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Agile methodology

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

Job description

About Invesco

Invesco is one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients through a broad range of investment strategies and vehicles.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(k) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

Job Description

As a Scrum Master / Project Manager you will lead one or more Scrum teams or manage medium to large technology projects across multiple cross‑functional teams within the Finance systems portfolio of technology projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure teams are high performing with respect to the chosen methodology (Agile/Scrum, waterfall or other iterative methods).
• Own all aspects of the project definition process, including facilitating business and technology inputs, developing business cases, reviewing with stakeholders, shepherding through enterprise governance, and selecting the execution methodology.
• Act as the single voice to the business and technical community on behalf of the team.
• Lead day‑to‑day execution of one or more Scrum or project teams.
• Facilitate release and sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Drive continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct sprint planning sessions and provide sprint commitment updates via status reporting and stakeholder reviews.
• Partner with the Product Owner to understand, organize, and prioritize the product backlog.
• Assist the development team and Product Owner in refining product functionality and backlog.
• Propose solutions and approaches to accelerate delivery and meet business objectives.
• Identify and remove impediments (risks and issues) impacting release and program‑level teams.
• Communicate progress through weekly/monthly status reporting and governance checkpoints.
• Raise risks and issues to the Product Owner and key stakeholders.
• Shield the team from external influences not relevant to the current sprint.
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Architects in a multi‑team environment.
• Facilitate technical discussions with Architects and Developers to resolve challenges.
• Coordinate UAT testing with end users.
• Partner with the Delivery Manager to improve delivery practices (e.g., automated testing, TDD, CI).
• Collaborate across the enterprise to standardize and document delivery best practices.
• Create and oversee project plans, schedules, budgets, and milestones.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in a fast‑paced environment where production releases occur in 2‑4 week cycles.
• Good exposure to sizing techniques used in the agile process.
• Ability to improve team maturity levels in understanding process and increasing productivity in terms of velocity.
• Familiarity with knowledge management tools such as SharePoint and Confluence.
• Scrum Master and Scaled Agile Framework certifications are a plus.

Additional Information

Full‑time, exempt employee. Employees are expected to comply with the firm’s workplace model, which requires spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non‑discrimination in employment.