Scrum Master /Project Manager Senior Associate

DTCC; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

DTCC is seeking a Senior Associate Scrum Master to guide cross-functional technology teams in applying Agile and Scrum practices. You will facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, and maintain sprint clarity while coordinating with Product Owners, Analysts, and developers for timely delivery.

In a hybrid work environment with on-site and remote days, you will help ensure alignment on priorities, maintain Jira dashboards, and track progress across Development, Testing, UAT, and Production

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience, including experience working in Agile technology delivery environments.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support the squad in applying Scrum and Agile principles and continuously improving its ways of working.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, developers, testers, and other stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities, deliverables, and timelines.
• Create and maintain Jira boards and ensure accurate tracking of sprint commitments, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Monitor squad progress and provide clear updates on delivery status, metrics, risks, and impediments.
• Identify delivery blockers and work with the appropriate teams and stakeholders to resolve or elevate them.
• Support release and project planning activities, including timelines, dependencies, resource coordination, and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate activities across Development, Testing, UAT, and Production environments to support successful releases.
• Maintain adherence to financial industry regulations, data security standards, risk and control requirements, and internal governance processes.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums and other cross-team forums to coordinate dependencies and maintain alignment across squads.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

Jira

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Confluence

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Delivery department supports the development and testing needs of multiple DTCC core business lines. The Senior Associate Scrum Master will support cross-functional teams in applying Agile and Scrum practices to deliver high-quality technology solutions. This role partners closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, developers, testers, and other stakeholders to facilitate effective delivery, remove impediments, manage dependencies, and promote continuous improvement within the squad.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support the squad in applying Scrum and Agile principles and continuously improving its ways of working.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, developers, testers, and other stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities, deliverables, and timelines.
• Create and maintain Jira boards and ensure accurate tracking of sprint commitments, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Monitor squad progress and provide clear updates on delivery status, metrics, risks, and impediments.
• Identify delivery blockers and work with the appropriate teams and stakeholders to resolve or elevate them.
• Support release and project planning activities, including timelines, dependencies, resource coordination, and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate activities across Development, Testing, UAT, and Production environments to support successful releases.
• Support adherence to financial industry regulations, data security standards, risk and control requirements, and internal governance processes.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums and other cross-team forums to coordinate dependencies and maintain alignment across squads.

NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience, including experience working in Agile technology delivery environments.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Talents Needed for Success

• Strong working knowledge of Agile frameworks and methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban; exposure to SAFe is beneficial.
• Scrum Master certification such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PSM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent preferred.
• Experience supporting software application development, technology transformation, cloud migration, or similar technology initiatives.
• Hands‑on experience with Jira and familiarity with project and delivery management tools.
• Ability to facilitate Agile ceremonies and work effectively with Product Owners and cross-functional technology teams.
• Ability to identify and communicate risks, dependencies, blockers, and delivery concerns.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and competing priorities.
• Ability to coordinate resources and activities across multiple teams while keeping deliverables and timelines on track.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to track action items, risks, issues, and dependencies through resolution.
• Maintain project budgets and forecasts, track forecast versus actual spend, identify variances, and provide accurate financial reporting and updates to stakeholders.
• Monitor project financials and proactively communicate budget risks, forecast changes, and material variances.
• Strong communication, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Familiarity with financial services, technology risk, or risk and control practices is preferred.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation .

About Us

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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About the Team

Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.