As a Scrum Master, you’ll be a partof a highly collaborative, cross-functional Scrum team within PersonalInvesting (PI). You’ll advise and lead the squads on Agile values, practicesand processes to ensure that the squad is fully functional, productive, andfocused on the sprint goal.
The ExpertiseWe’re Looking For
- Strong understanding of and experience with Agile practices, processes, and artifacts
- Agile/Scrum Fundamentals – WHY and HOW
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
The Purpose ofYour Role
As a Scrum Master, you will workdirectly in a squad or team to advise and oversee performance against agilevalues, practices and processes. Working with the squad leader (or productowner), you will support the work of the squad by maintaining the backlog andfacilitating agile ceremonies like stand ups, sprint planning andretrospectives. You will monitor team performance through the squad’s dashboardand help identify continuous improvement opportunities to help the team workbetter and smarter.
The Skills YouBring
- Your ability to influence behavior without having organizational hierarchy
- Your strong change management skills
- Your ability to brainstorm with the team on solutions to address challenges and roadblocks
- Your excellent communication and people-interaction skills
- Your organized and disciplined nature
- Your continuous improvement mindset
The Value YouDeliver
- Encouraging Agile behaviours, reinforcing practices, norms, ceremonies, and supporting the overall Squad performance and effectiveness
- Identifying team improvement opportunities and looking externally for best practices to support continuous improvement
- Managing and coordinating logistics for Agile ceremonies and practices, e.g., backlog maintenance, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Ensuring all work is tracked in the backlog and properly balanced across team members
- Maintaining and updating the Squad’s process metrics and artifacts to ensure accurate and transparent communications to stakeholders
- Driving a collaborative and supportive team culture through team building and engagement practices
How Your Work Impactsthe Organization
Everyone craves a way of workingthat empowers them to unleash their best work and inspire better futures formore people. Our way of working will enable you to deliver what matters most toour business, our clients and our people. By being wired for speed andinnovation with support, coaching, and a regular dose of inspiration, yourskill sets will be applied to our aligned initiatives providing you the opportunityto quickly make a difference in our customers’ lives.
Company Overview
At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.