Technology Scrum Master - Agility Senior Associate

Join our dynamic team to advance agile methodologies, fostering innovation and high-quality solution delivery in a collaborative environment.

As an Agility Senior Associate in the Commercial & Investment Bank, you will contribute to the team by guiding and supporting solution delivery teams in adopting and adapting agile practices throughout the product development lifecycle. Leveraging your advanced knowledge of agile principles you will facilitate group discussions, decision-making processes, and collaborative activities to build continuous improvement and high performance. Your expertise in coaching, communication, and leadership will enable you to effectively manage complex projects, foster a culture of innovation, and enable the successful delivery of high-quality solutions.

 

Job responsibilities

• Facilitate the adoption and adaptation of agile methodologies within teams and provide guidance, training, and support to propel continuous improvement and high performance
• Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts
• Enable agile project delivery by facilitating the prioritization of tasks and managing resources to effectively address complex situations to achieve project goals
• Identify key barriers, and apply your critical thinking skills to address challenges within the product development lifecycle
• Organize and lead scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Monitor and track the team’s progress, ensuring adherence to agile metrics and providing regular reports to management on sprint outcomes and team performance
• Act as liaison between the development team and product owner, ensuring clear communication and understanding of product backlog items
• Help and coach to remove impediments to the team’s progress and lead the team members in self-organization and cross functionality
• Analyze existing processes and practices, within teams and suggest changes to enhance team’s efficiency

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on guiding teams to adopt agile methodologies and practices
• Excellent knowledge of scrum techniques and artifacts (such as the definition of done, user stories, automated testing, and backlog refinement).
• Experience setting up and skilled in JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint etc. Advanced Excel (Pivot tables, validation rules, VLOOKUP) and PowerPoint skills
• Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and advanced applied experience
• Advanced knowledge in project management / agility lead experience. Understanding of project management and Agile/Scrum methodologies, tools and resources
• Promote a flexible team environment that can handle changes with agility while maintaining focus on managing deadlines, organizing and prioritizing work and delivering value to the business 
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices
• Demonstrate proficiency in facilitating group discussions, decision-making processes, and collaborative activities within teams to achieve product goals
• Showcase proficiency in agile delivery and agile approaches, with a developing ability to coach teams and strive for continuous improvement and high performance

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Agile or Scrum Master training or certification
• Experience working with JIRA or Confluence
• Knowledge and experience in querying -- such as SQL, JIRA filters, etc.
• Excellent oral and written communication

 

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements