AVP Agile Delivery Leader - Scrum Master

Barclays; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) and life insurance

Incentive award

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Senior Scrum Master - AVP in Whippany, NJ to lead Agile teams, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, and ensure on-time delivery of strategic initiatives. The role acts as a bridge between Digital Asset Technology and business stakeholders, driving delivery through strong analysis, planning, and governance.

The successful candidate will manage backlogs, coordinate across engineering, product, architecture, risk, compliance, and operations, and remove impediments in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Considerable analytical and requirements-management skills, with experience translating business and technology needs into structured requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery priorities
• Experience supporting Agile/Scrum technology delivery, including facilitation of ceremonies, backlog management, iteration execution, dependency management, and continuous improvement
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across technical, business, and control function
• Ample organizational and problem-solving capabilities, with experience managing delivery metrics, risks, issues, governance, and reporting across multiple workstream

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that allevents take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox
• Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback
• Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible
• Mitigate Risks: Identify and elevate risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions
• Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise ‘in the moment leadership’, and drive high-performing team attributes
• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e.g., business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders
• Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicable

Skills

Requirements management

Agile leadership

Stakeholder management

Delivery metrics

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Barclays is seeking a Senior Scrum Master - AVP in Whippany, NJ to lead Agile teams, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, and ensure on-time delivery of strategic initiatives. The role acts as a bridge between Digital Asset Technology and business stakeholders, driving delivery through strong analysis, planning, and governance.

The successful candidate will manage backlogs, coordinate across engineering, product, architecture, risk, compliance, and operations, and remove impediments in a fast-paced