Scrum Master at System One Sandy Springs, GA

Ellenco Estágios e Treinamentos; Sandy Springs (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellenco Estágios e Treinamentos seeks a seasoned Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery for regulatory reporting initiatives in Atlanta, GA. You will facilitate ceremonies, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure alignment with risk, finance, and technology stakeholders.

Required are 8+ years in Scrum/Agile, 5+ years banking experience, and fluency with Azure DevOps, Jira, or Rally. Certification (CSM/PSM) is a plus; strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Scrum Master or Agile delivery experience.
• 5+ years of banking experience.
• 5+ years of experience delivering data engagements.
• Experience leading Agile teams within financial services or banking environments.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across business and technology organizations.
• Strong understanding of project planning, sprint management, backlog grooming, and dependency management.
• Experience using Agile management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Rally.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for regulatory reporting initiatives.
• Partner with Product Owners, Regulatory Reporting teams, Finance, Risk, and Technology stakeholders to prioritize work and align sprint objectives with regulatory reporting deadlines.
• Coordinate delivery of enhancements supporting financial and regulatory reporting, including Call Reports, FR Y-9C, FR Y-14, CECL, Basel, liquidity, capital, and other regulatory reporting requirements, as applicable.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies across data, reporting, finance, risk, compliance, and technology teams to support the timely delivery of regulatory reporting capabilities.
• Remove delivery impediments and proactively resolve issues impacting sprint commitments, reporting schedules, and regulatory milestones.
• Track sprint progress, team velocity, release readiness, and key delivery metrics while providing transparent status reporting to program leadership.
• Coordinate backlog management, release planning, and production implementation activities supporting regulatory reporting enhancements and defect remediation.
• Support the delivery of data integration, reporting, reconciliation, and controls initiatives required to improve regulatory reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders, development teams, quality engineering, data engineering, and regulatory reporting subject-matter experts.
• Monitor project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, escalating potential impacts to regulatory reporting schedules or compliance obligations.
• Promote Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and servant leadership while ensuring alignment with enterprise governance and delivery standards.
• Support audit readiness by coordinating documentation, sprint artifacts, traceability, and evidence required for internal audits and regulatory examinations.
• Ensure delivery activities align with internal controls, SOX requirements, enterprise governance standards, and applicable financial services regulatory reporting obligations.
• Coordinate post-release reviews, production support activities, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance reporting quality, stability, and delivery performance.

Skills

Agile delivery

Scrum

Kanban

Cross-functional coordination

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Delegation

Servant leadership

Continuous improvement

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Rally

Job description

Position Description

Scrum Master Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time Location: Atlanta, GA

This position is located at the client site in Atlanta, GA.

Your Future Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for regulatory reporting initiatives.
• Partner with Product Owners, Regulatory Reporting teams, Finance, Risk, and Technology stakeholders to prioritize work and align sprint objectives with regulatory reporting deadlines.
• Coordinate delivery of enhancements supporting financial and regulatory reporting, including Call Reports, FR Y-9C, FR Y-14, CECL, Basel, liquidity, capital, and other regulatory reporting requirements, as applicable.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies across data, reporting, finance, risk, compliance, and technology teams to support the timely delivery of regulatory reporting capabilities.
• Remove delivery impediments and proactively resolve issues impacting sprint commitments, reporting schedules, and regulatory milestones.
• Track sprint progress, team velocity, release readiness, and key delivery metrics while providing transparent status reporting to program leadership.
• Coordinate backlog management, release planning, and production implementation activities supporting regulatory reporting enhancements and defect remediation.
• Support the delivery of data integration, reporting, reconciliation, and controls initiatives required to improve regulatory reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders, development teams, quality engineering, data engineering, and regulatory reporting subject-matter experts.
• Monitor project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, escalating potential impacts to regulatory reporting schedules or compliance obligations.
• Promote Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and servant leadership while ensuring alignment with enterprise governance and delivery standards.
• Support audit readiness by coordinating documentation, sprint artifacts, traceability, and evidence required for internal audits and regulatory examinations.
• Ensure delivery activities align with internal controls, SOX requirements, enterprise governance standards, and applicable financial services regulatory reporting obligations.
• Coordinate post-release reviews, production support activities, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance reporting quality, stability, and delivery performance.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Scrum Master or Agile delivery experience supporting enterprise technology initiatives.
• 5+ years of banking experience.
• 5+ years of experience delivering data engagements.
• Experience leading Agile teams within financial services or banking environments.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across business and technology organizations.
• Strong understanding of project planning, sprint management, backlog grooming, and dependency management.
• Experience using Agile management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Rally.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting regulatory reporting, finance, risk, or compliance initiatives.
• Knowledge of banking regulatory reporting processes, including FR Y-9C, Call Reports, CCAR, CECL, and Basel.
• Experience supporting large‑scale banking conversions or transformation programs.
• Scrum Master certification, such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent.
• Experience working with distributed and offshore Agile delivery teams.

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