Scrum Master - Asset Management

Job Title: Scrum Master - Asset Management

About the role

This is a mid-senior level role that will be supporting the Investor Research team. Candidate must be local to Boston and have deep Agile, Scrum, and Kanban knowledge. 6+ years of experience at an asset management company.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead the application of Agile practices (Scrum or Kanban) for multiple teams.
• Enable progress toward objectives, KPIs and commitments; guide assigned Agile teams in delivering the required product increments and outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve team-level Agile performance; focus teams on customer value, quality, and continuous improvement activities.
• Remove team-level impediments and resolve conflicts; anticipate challenges, identify risks, and recommend mitigations and solutions.
• Utilize learnings and best practices in furthering the effective use of Agile practices.
• Facilitate open communication among team members and stakeholders; promote positive team dynamics to ensure members collaborate and work effectively.
• Partner with leadership on scaled planning activities, organizing, and leading scale ceremonies.
• Participate and actively contribute to the Agile Community.
• Increase the overall Agile maturity for teams and support higher complexity work towards successful outcomes.
• May also play a scrum-of-scrum role, managing the flow of work through an entire domain rather than on an individual team or teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Five to seven years' experience in a Scrum Master or similar Agile role applying Agile principles and practices including delivery of several epics, releases and versions and application of a wide variety of patterns and techniques (i.e., leveraging burndown, facilitating retrospectives, refining user stories, etc.) preferred.
• Programming/development experience preferred.
• Experience implementing best practices and standards related to Agile product development preferred.
• Experience leading others with the ability to earn trust while still challenging the team to improve and operate outside its comfort zone in an Agile environment preferred.
• Agile Mindset: Embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment. Infuse Agile principles, practices, and methodologies to achieve team success.
• Project Management: Ability to initiate, plan, execute, and guide the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria within a specified time.
• Influence: Ability to influence leaders at all levels and without traditional hierarchy.
• Servant Leadership: Foster an environment where individuals thrive as empowered and equal members of a team.
• Communication: Ability to communicate thoughts, concepts, and practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience.
• Collaboration: Expertise working with others in a cross-functional multi-team environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others and encourage team development.

Qualifications

• Total experience as a Scrum Master?
• Total experience with Agile/Scrum teams?
• Total experience with Asset Management / Investment domain?
• Total experience with Jira, Confluence and Aha?
• Do you have any experience with AI tools like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot?
• Total experience with Kanban?

Skills

• Agile Mindset
• Project Management
• Influence
• Servant Leadership
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Continuous Improvement

Benefits

• Hybrid, 3 days in Boston, MA

Pay

Hourly pay rate expectation:

Schedule

Hybrid, 3 days in Boston, MA