Scrum Master

Job Description

*Company Profile At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals, and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments. Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Investment Management. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.Our WM business is one of the largest in the world with more than $2 trillion in client assets, $73 billion in lending balances, and nearly 16,000 Financial Advisors in 600+ offices across the U.S. Our Financial Advisors focus on delivering timely, customized solutions and services that help clients meet their financial and life goals. Our offering includes brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, access to credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, and retirement services.As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.Department Profile Global Banking Technology (GBT) is a dynamic and fast-paced area within the Firm s WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for the Private Banking Group (PBG), one of the strategic growth areas of the Firm, providing cash management and lending products and services to our WM clients. GBT offers technology solutions for bank s Investment Portfolio, a multi-billion fixed income trading desk dealing across multitude of asset classes. If you are an exceptional individual who is interested in solving complex problems and building sophisticated solutions in a dynamic team environment, GBT is the place for you.Position Description GBT is looking to fill a Senior Manager level position to serve as Scrum Master for Agile Projects in the Home Loans Team. The ideal candidate embodies the firms core values, is team oriented, collaborates, and leads with excellence and innovation. The candidate brings knowledge of Agile principles and ceremonies, experiences in collaboration across complex organizations, removing impediments, and ensuring team progress towards their missions and deliverables.Responsibilities Serve as Scrum Master leading Agile teams focusing on projects for GBT Home Loans. Oversee project development and ensure effective completion and delivery. Work closely with Product Owners, other Scrum Masters and BAs to progress along squad agenda. Promote Agile culture, values, behaviors, and principles across business, development and testing organizations. Create a collaborative team environment; partner with Agile Coach to provide constructive feedback for continuous agile improvements. Plan and conduct Agile meetings/ceremonies Sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand up, test plan and test cases reviews, sprint demos, retrospectives etc. Review and manage backlog and in-progress items to ensure the latest work status is captured and updated as appropriate. Maintain team metrics and report project statuses on a regular basis to Product Owner, and to project stakeholders. Takes ownership to drive through resolutions of issues or blockers, coordinate directly with other development/product teams on inter-dependencies or through scrum-of-scrum ceremony. Takes a lead role in overall release management, which includes end-to-end regression test coordination, ensure SDLC artifact adherence runbook coordination and deployment support Coordinate with team on deployment preparations and execution., *Required Skills 8+ years of experience in a large complex banking organization or a similar organization (e.g. major consulting organization). 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master. Skilled in Agile Scrum and Kanban methodologies. Ability to understand system flows, interface details and system infrastructure. Excellent relationship management, communication, teamwork, and influence skills; ability to operate at senior levels in both written and verbal communications. Ability to develop full-scale project plans and associated communication documents; including identifying and managing project dependencies and critical path. Ability to Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to improve Agile performance. Ability to review and manage backlog items to ensure the latest work status is captured and updated as appropriate. Experience in creating a collaborative team environment and provide constructive feedback in order to drive Agile maturity. Ability to proactively manage change in project scope, identify potential issues, and devise contingency. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment. Detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. Strong familiarity with Agile project management software/tools (e.g., JIRA, etc.). Proficient with Jira, MS Office applications: Excel, MS Project, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint.Desired SkillsPMI Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification. Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.

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