Scrum Master Project Manager

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Company: Deere Employees Credit Union
Location: Moline, IL 61265

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SUMMARY:
The Scrum Master / Project Manager will manage multiple, cross-functional, strategic IT projects and be responsible for Scrum team leadership, daily project management, and administration.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
  • Acts as a leader who coaches and supports Agile teams assigned to mainly Business as Usual (BAU) work and to a lesser degree, important department initiatives and applicable portions of corporate projects and initiatives.
  • Develops and improves Agile processes, prioritizes development and improvements, and works alongside key stakeholders to implement.
  • Guides and coaches the Scrum team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
  • Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
  • Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
  • Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skill set, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
  • Works with Scrum team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
  • Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
  • Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.
  • Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
  • Responsible for leading some waterfall method projects as appropriate.
  • Consults with leadership and key stakeholders to clarify and define project requirements.
  • Update project scorecards and present project status as required.
  • Escalates project issues and roadblocks to management for resolution as appropriate.
  • Ensures projects are completed by the defined schedules.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key third-party vendors as stakeholders in project completion.
  • Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Ability To:
  • Exemplify and promote Agile values and principles
  • Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
  • Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
  • Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
  • Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams
  • Manage projects or initiatives from initiation through implementation
  • Manage large-scale initiatives including stakeholders across business and technical teams
  • Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities
  • Lead, organize and execute with little or no direction, deliver commitments on time, and to work on a team within a fast pace environment
  • Work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
  • Influence and collaborate at all internal organizational levels
  • Negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships
  • Effectively communicate up, down and across the organization
  • Analyze and draw conclusions and make recommendations from data
  • Clearly and concisely communicate verbally and in writing
Knowledge Of:
  • Credit Union policies and procedures and products and services offered by the Credit Union
  • Financial Services digital delivery systems and channels with strong member/customer service experience
  • Agile project management methodology
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Minimum of five years related experience
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques
License or Certification:
  • Bondable
  • Acceptable credit history
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
  • Competitive salary
  • Health, Dental & Vision Benefits
  • Bonus opportunity
  • 401(k) with match and profit sharing
  • Paid Time Off