It Project Scrum Master

Citi the leading global bank has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions Citi provides consumers corporations governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services including consumer banking and credit corporate and investment banking securities brokerage transaction services and wealth management The Agile Scrum Master is an expert in agile techniques and is adept at change management through influence and facilitation of Agile into new environments We are seeking a talented Scrum Master for the Retail Credit Risk Technology Oversight area to provide effective collaboration facilitation leadership and set a powerful example for the team The Ideal candidate will provide guidance coaching and direction towards maturing and optimizing Agile execution methodologies through the constant improvement of Agile application principles and processes Responsibilities Own advocate and coach Agile scrum processes ensuring that the team is always following the framework and looking for opportunities to continuously improve Serve as Scrum Master for up to two Agile teams Uphold Agile values and principles facilitate Agile ceremonies Focus teams to deliver value quickly Foster a motivating culture of openness collaboration and continuous improvement Coordinate across other Agile teams for complex projects Take action based on retrospectives and sprint team metrics to improve sprint team execution approaches and team velocity Organize and facilitate project planning daily stand-up meetings Sprint reviews retrospectives sprint and release planning and other Scrum-related meetings Track and communicate sprint release progress via information radiators Ensure all information radiators are current and broadly available Play a key leadership role in the delivery of complex technology and business solutions Champion and embody the Scrum way-of-life across the development teams Encourage and support iterative and collaborative development - favoring people over process Own advocate and teach Agile scrum processes ensuring that the team is always following the framework and looking for opportunities to continuously improve Escalate and or resolve impediments to help your team ship code Leverage data to measuring monitoring progress against commitments Coach teams on the basics of Scrum or Kanban as needed in simple term Adoption of standard practices for Scrum Management and Sprint planning program management Metrics management and reporting Guiding and coaching the Scrum Team and organization on how to use Agile Scrum practices and values to meet program objectives Creatively apply Scrum management Sprint Planning processes to address unique situations Assess Scrum execution status and direct corrective measures to ensure program success including escalation and visibility to senior leadership when appropriate Cultivate and foster an environment of trust good faith team growth creativity and empower the team to self-organize Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution Take ownership and work with the Product Owner to maximize efficiency and effectiveness and attainment of project objectives Protect the team from outside interference removing impediments and ensure that the work is delivered as a team Ensure the scrum team is adhering to the core agile principles of collaboration task prioritization team accountability and visibility Ensure adherence to the Citi Agile SDLC processes and procedures Act as advisor or ad-hoc coach to those new to Agile methodology and guide them in the adoption of Agile software development practices writing user stories release schedules and integration planning scrum meetings velocity and capacity planning Act as Scrum master for scrum team s with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the way they work Guide scrum team s on how to manage dependencies between teams and third parties when making Sprint commitments Facilitate Program Increment PI Planning and development of long-term roadmaps Qualifications Must to have total 8-13 Years of experience and 4-5 years of scrum master experience with in-depth knowledge of Scrum and implementation of Agile Methodologies to multiple teams in large-scale enterprise change projects programs 3-5 years of relevant experience in Retail Credit Risk or Financial Industry is preferred Must to have strong communication skills Hands on with Agile Scrum practices Confluence Jira Collaboration tools reporting Strong knowledge of Scrum Management Sprint and Release planning Experience running Agile at scale as a SAFe RTE or Scrum of Scrum manager Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts different team sizes different organizations different cultures co-located vs distributed etc Education Bachelors University degree or equivalent experience Job Family Group TechnologyJob Family Technology Project ManagementTime Type Full timeCiti is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran Citigroup Inc and its subsidiaries Citi invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and or apply for a career opportunity review View the poster View the View the View the