Senior Scrum Master: Agile Leader for Banking & Wealth

Resourcesys Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Resourcesys Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Scrum Master / Agile Specialist with strong Banking/Financial Services background. Wealth Management experience is highly preferred.

The role demands facilitation of Scrum ceremonies, coaching teams, and resolving impediments across multiple Scrum teams. The ideal candidate will lead Agile transformation in Wealth/Investment management environments, collaborate with Product Owners, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on delivery performance.

Qualifications

• 12-17 years of IT experience.
• Strong Banking / Financial Services background - Mandatory.
• Wealth Management experience - Highly Preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Agile & Scrum methodologies.
• Experience facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives & Backlog Refinement.
• Strong Agile coaching and servant-leadership skills.
• Experience removing impediments, blockers, risks & dependencies.
• Experience working with Product Owners, Business Stakeholders, Technology, QA & Architecture teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics, velocity, capacity and delivery performance.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and high-performing Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies across multiple teams and ensure adherence to Agile practices.
• Coach teams on servant leadership, collaboration and high performance.
• Remove impediments and manage blockers, risks and dependencies.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to align backlog and delivery goals.
• Support delivery in Capital Markets / Asset Management contexts if needed.

Skills

Agile coaching

Servant leadership

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Impediment removal

Agile metrics

Team leadership

Education

CSM/PSM/SAFe Scrum Master certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Rally

Job description

Resourcesys Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Scrum Master / Agile Specialist with strong Banking/Financial Services background. Wealth Management experience is highly preferred.

The role demands facilitation of Scrum ceremonies, coaching teams, and resolving impediments across multiple Scrum teams. The ideal candidate will lead Agile transformation in Wealth/Investment management environments, collaborate with Product Owners, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on delivery performance.