Scrum Master Specialist

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies.

You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.  

 

The Bank believes in work flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person.

Employees can expect to be in the office a couple of days per week as needed for meetings and team collaboration and should live within a commutable distance. 

What we do: 

The Scrum Master Specialist within the Markets Technology Function is responsible for enacting Scrum principles and values on products in partnership with other SMs, Scrum Team’s Developers, the Product Owner, and Product Stakeholders and Leadership and ensures adherence to Agile/Scrum values, principles, and practices.

Your role as Scrum Master Specialist:


* Identifies dependencies, manages conflicts, and drives success of individual sprints, as well as the overall product.


* Expert knowledge of agile practices, principles, and frameworks.


* Works with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum or other frameworks across the organization.


* Ensures that the Scrum team is fully functional and productive by ensuring that the product road map and release plan are developed based on the priorities set by the Product Owner and input from the team.


* Directs the work of Scrum team members and guides team in prioritizing work based upon knowledge of customer requirements, release schedule, and various dependencies.


* Addresses and escalates issues, impediments, and roadblocks.


* Communicates regularly with necessary stakeholders.


* Facilitates and/or ensures Agile Scrum Events are conducted and embraced in order to drive agile delivery following Product Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC); secures agile team working agreements, Definition of Ready, Definition of Done.


* Promote a trusting and safe team environment where all team members can raise problems and issues without fear.


* Identify risks and facilitate team efforts to mitigate impact.


* Understand and can teach the value around metrics that help teams grow and course correct – team maturity, customer satisfaction, burndown charts and team velocity.


* Participate and evangelize the Agile Community of Practice.


* Participate in the appropriate Scrum of Scrums, as relevant, and Scrum Masters Forum.


* Mentors other Scrum Masters in the organization.


* Coach stakeholders and other leaders outside of the teams on the most effective ways to interact and get value from the teams.


* Works with the Product Owner to ensure that goals, scope, and product domain are unde...