Agile Project Manager Scrum Master Job in Baltimore, Maryland US
Reference Code: 11044415
Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Description
- This position will support an organization wide project that is identifying a new technology approach focusing on a web-based Service Oriented Architecture that will allow our organization to develop an integrated solution providing exceptional and consistent customer experiences across all products and channels.
- Candidate will be part of a large learning organization and participate in an initiative chartered to fundamentally redesign a business.
- This person is also responsible for ensuring adherence to all documentation standards, practices and tools for which are used within the agile development space.
- The candidate has experience working in an iterative and matrixed-managed environment.
- This person has broad knowledge of the interactions of the overall IT organization and is considered a subject matter expert in one or more functional areas within a discipline. BA
- The Agile Scrum Master should be able to lead a team developers and testers and be able to interact with modelers, business analysts and business SME's (product owners and/or other SMEs), Teams are self-directed and expected to define their tasks and timeframes required to meet their deliverables/timelines within the prescribed sprint time frame.
- The Agile Scrum Master monitors progress on an hourly basis, escalates roadblocks, reports progress through the use of defined metrics (dashboards, burndowns), reviews the Product Backlog priorities with the business Product Owner(s) to plan the work for the upcoming sprint, ensures work completed is properly recorded and signed-off by appropriate parties.
- Agile Scrum Master must be able to determine severity of issues, appropriate parties to resolve them, dependencies for each user story to ensure proper sprint planning, business criticality of defects and is expected to participate in testing and data setup when needed to ensure the team's sprint success.
- This person must demonstrate skill in effectively leading and managing technical teams to positively influence motivation, drive success characteristics, and participate actively in solutions to complex cross-organizational problems.
- Agile Scrum Master utilizes strong process management, financial, analytical and planning skills coupled with in-depth industry knowledge, is called upon to assist in setting strategic direction for the area of direct management and to establish the budgetary constraints under which the area's established initiatives will operate.
- Bachelor's degree required
- Up to 10 years of experience in people management with a proven track record of effective delegation, motivation and employee and customer satisfaction.
- Strong knowledge of the consumer lending business and its organizational dynamics.
- Strong functional knowledge in one or more IT disciplines, depending on area of direct management (Program Office, Client Services, Architecture Planning, Governance, Testing, Development, Information Services, Engineering or IT Operations). Ability to manage multiple, concurrent initiatives.
- Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to communicate with all levels, including senior management.
- Must be effective at leading motivating team members to perform at a pace that is, at times, grueling.
- Ability to handle dynamic fast paced environment.
- Ability to direct individuals and teams with a coaching "Servitude Management" style.
December 21, 2010
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