Scrum Master II

First Citizens Bank; Arizona City (AZ); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Scrum Master to manage product and software development teams, ensuring adherence to agile practices. This remote role, based in Arizona, requires a Bachelor's Degree with relevant experience or equivalent work history. Responsibilities include project coordination, communication facilitation, and progress tracking. Competitive benefits are provided.

Benefits

Competitive benefits program

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 8 years of experience with a High School Diploma.
• Scrum Master Certification is required.
• Experience as a contractor or contingent worker for the company is required.

Responsibilities

• Uses agile methodology values to plan and deliver solutions.
• Facilitates daily team meetings and addresses roadblocks.
• Plans and organizes product demos and testing.
• Tracks project progress and prepares status reports.

Skills

Agile methodology

Scrum framework

Team motivation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

This is a remote position that may only be hired in Arizona.

This position is aligned to First Citizens Bank's Enterprise Digital organization, and supports the management of product and software development teams as a servant leader.

Ensures that development teams follow scrum framework values and agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating, meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments. Assists in increasing team efficiency and provides motivation and guidance for process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Project Coordination - Uses agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions. Facilitates communication and information exchange between external groups and the project team. Monitors project progress, provides timely feedback, and drives a culture of agility and learning.
• Communication - Facilitates daily team meetings to get updates on the progress of the project, address potential roadblocks, and ensure that the project is on track. Hosts regular sessions to share updates with product stakeholders about how the project is progressing. Ensures that the team is meeting deadlines with the desired outcome.
• Business Support - Plans and organizes demos and product/system testing. Ensures the proper use of collaborative processes and removes impediments for the scrum team.
• Reporting - Tracks project processes, deliverables, and financials. Prepares and presents status reports to stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience

License or Certification Type: Scrum Master Certification Required

Current or former experience as a contractor or contingent worker for First Citizens Bank and/or any of its subsidiaries is required.

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.