Scrum Master

Woodbridge Township, NJ

Hybrid

Contract

$75.59/hr - $85.18/hr

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Scrum Master in Iselin, NJ (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 9 Months +

Required Skills & Experience
  • 5-6+ years of overall experience
  • Scrum and Kanban Lead experience
  • Jira
Desired Skills & Experience
  • Investment Banking experience

What You Will Be Doing
  • Responsible for managing and evolving Scaled Agile portfolios of the highest complexity.
  • Need experience with both Scrum and Kanban methodologies and experience with the JIRA tool to drive Scrum and Kanban development.
  • Facilitates process on scrum/Kanban teams with significant cross-functional impacts involving project, non-project, or maintenance work.
  • Guides the agile team(s) and organization to follow generally accepted Agile/Scrum/Kanban practices and daily activities to actively promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitments.
  • Uses empirical data to help the team(s) assess their Agile Maturity , optimize team delivery to organizational KPIs, and identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance.
  • Proactively addresses systemic impediments to team agility and guides the team(s) on methods to escalate when needed to prevent challenges from becoming blockers.
  • Partners with Product Owner(s) to ensure continuous refinement of backlog, which may include stories from multiple projects.
  • Facilitates and is accountable for owning the Scrum and/or Scaled Agile ceremonies for the scrum team(s).
  • Partners with Product Owners, Program or Project Managers to communicate delivery of work product from the agile team(s) and escalates key risks and issues impeding team effectiveness.


You will receive the following benefits:

  • Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
  • Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
  • Vision Benefits
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
  • Paid Sick Time Leave
  • Legal and Identity Protection Plans
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
  • 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Chris Clark

Specialization: Agile Coach/Scrum Master