AVP, Digital Scrum Master

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

Synchrony is looking for a talented and passionate Scrum Master to join our team, focused on supporting API integrations and resiliency for OnePay, a Synchrony partner serving millions of customers in a new, first-of-its-kind credit card program for Walmart.

You’re the one we’re looking for if you:

• Are comfortable tackling new challenges and ways of working

• Are driven and experienced in the Agile framework

• Are comfortable challenging your peers and leadership team

• Can prove yourself quickly and decisively

As AVP, Digital Scrum Master, you’ll be responsible for leading two Agile teams: one with a laser focus on resiliency, performance and reliability of our services, and one supporting API integrations and configurations, ensuring our services effectively power a transparent, rewarding and easy-to-use customer experience in OnePay.

This role is responsible for collaborating with digital product owners, technical leads, partners and other stakeholders in delivering a seamless and speedy experience for customers engaging in the OnePay experience in both web and native channels.

The ideal candidate will have a strong project management background with a focus on technology, API development and the Agile framework, as well as high technical acumen and a proven track record of delivering critical initiatives.

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Passionate about leading development teams with a servant leadership mentality

• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to understand partner requirements and motivate the team to plan and deliver innovative solutions against them

• Generate progress reports indicating velocity, burn-down, etc.

• Communicate and facilitate effectively across diverse audiences within and outside of the Agile Team (program peers, key stakeholders, executives and clients)

• Manage a diverse development team consisting of application architects, application engineers, quality engineers, and third-party contractors.

• Coach Agile behavior, leading by example

• Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Demos/Reviews, Retrospectives, and release planning.

• Manage Sprints - keeping order, process, delivery, priorities accurate and on time

• Keep scrum team focused on concrete priorities while keeping outside influences from disrupting the Scrum team; actively identify and remove waste and distractions

• Work with Product Owners and QA team to ensure that testing and feedback is completed in a timely manner and meeting the Sprint timelines

• Advocate for autonomous, self-organizing, empowered, and continuously improving teams

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of IT experience or equivalent leadership program experience, or in lieu of degree High School Diploma/GED and 6+ years of IT experience.

• Experience in developing and implementing information systems and project management experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Previous experience with API SDLC and RESTful API integration

• Familiarity with system resiliency and reliability

• Familiarity with micro service application development and API gateway technology

• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams, software developers in particular

• Passion for Agile and experience helping teams become more Agile

• Participated in management of projects and implementations with both large and small corporate organizations

• Experience working in SAFe / Scaled Agile a plus

• Experience with JIRA, Confluence and other Atlassian products; fluency in MS Office

• Superior organization skills and adept at multi-tasking

• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills

• An analytical approach to problem solving and trouble shooting

• High level of initiative and can work well in a team environment