Scrum Master in Remote, Pennsylvania at Fulton Bank
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Job Description
Category: Technology
# of Openings: 1
Position Type (Portal Searching): Full-Time
Remote
Lancaster
FLSA Status: Exempt
Value Proposition
Our values define us and our culture inspires us to change lives for the better. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company, and every success we experience begins with them. Together we are committed to making a positive impact in our local communities. We champion a culture of continuous learning, work-life integration, and inclusion. We promote a digitally enabled work environment to continuously enhance the experience of our employees and customers.
Overview
This is a full-time career opportunity that can be remote within the Fulton Bank footprint as follows: DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA. Must have the ability to be onsite once per month at our headquarters location in Lancaster, PA.
Facilitates and guides an Agile/Scrum team in adopting and implementing the Scrum framework, including organizing and leading Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, promoting collaboration, and ensuring adherence to Scrum principles and values. Works closely with product owners and other Scrum team members to plan and execute iterative development and work including creating and maintaining project timelines, identifying and managing risk, and monitoring progress against identified team OKRs.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates and timeboxes team events and Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including the Daily Stand up, Planning, Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives and ensures they are productive and deliver required outcomes.
- Coaches and guides developers, product owners, stakeholders, leadership, and the organization to understand agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and Xtreme Programming and business agility.
- Collaborates closely with Product Management to ensure that product strategy drives delivery efforts and deliver business requirements from the prioritized development backlog.
- Supports the team in addressing and eliminating impediments to improve the likelihood of achieving the objectives of the Iteration.
- Effectively and proactively communicates to all team members, stakeholders and leadership the status, risks, and any needed mitigation plans for work being delivered.
- Empowers teams to excel and manages activities through influence, accountability, and ownership in an agile environment.
- Enables productivity by mediating through conflicts, helping team to make decisions, and adhering to continuous improvement principles.
- Closely tracks and monitors the team’s results and reports metrics at various levels.
- Works with other scrum masters and agile leaders to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile practices in the organization.
Additional Responsibilities
- May contributetovarious areas of theSoftware Development Life Cycle(SDLC)based upon specific technical expertise.
- Foster a learning culture by hosting various individual and team learning opportunities.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Business Administration, Computer science, management information systems, Project Management, or a related field. (Required)
Experience4 or more years prior experience in Information technology or Business Analysis related roles. (Required)
2 or more years in a Scrum Master role or acting in a scrum master capacity. (Required)
3 or more years related industry experience (Financial Institutions, etc.). (Preferred)
CertificationsCertified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) certification. (Required)
Certified Advanced Scrum Master (A-CSM) or Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) certification. (Preferred)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills (Required)
- Understanding ofall stages of theSDLC (Required)
- Expertise in workflow tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, and associated tools (Required)
- Excellent organization skills (Required)
- Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the Agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-functional teams to achieve business goals and results (Required)
- Ability to communicate with all levels of management and company personnel. (Required)
- Ability to manage, adapt and foster change in a rapid environment. (Required)
- Ability to plan, prioritize and organize effectively and independently (Required)
- Ability to use personal computer and software applications; proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (Required)
Sponsorship Statement
As a condition of employment, individuals must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for a work visa by Fulton Bank currently or in the future.
EEO Statement
Fulton Bank (Fulton) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons. Fulton will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, age, genetic information, marital status, disability, covered veteran status, or any other legally protected status.