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Scrum Master-180015256

At U.S. Bank, we’re passionate about helping customers and the communities where we live and work. The fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country’s most respected, innovative and successful financial institutions. U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

Omnichannel brings all of U.S. Bank to our customers by creating solutions that empower people to achieve their financial dreams. We create simple, seamless experiences for our customers – no matter how they choose to bank with us. As a Scrum Master you’ll be responsible for the success of a “journey” team by evangelizing agile best practices, leading scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, and shielding them from external distractions. You’ll support the team in developing clear roadmaps, prioritized backlogs, a systemized project/feature request process, known velocity, company-wide transparency, checkpoints to continually improve especially as we scale, and most importantly the ability to deliver on commitments and customer/business value. Most importantly, as a “servant leader” the Scrum Master will build a safe and trusting environment for team members and encourage continuous improvement by serving as a coach and mentor.

Responsibilities:

Guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity

Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals

Hold development team accountable for managing sprint workloads

Prepare and present team performance reports for internal/external stakeholders

Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments

Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution

Organize and facilitate sprint planning, scrum standups, scrum of scrums, project reviews, and retrospectives

Cultivate consensus and alignment within the team and with external teams across the organization

Constantly evaluate whether individuals, teams, and third parties are working efficiently and meeting their goals, and take corrective action as necessary

Work with key stakeholders to ensure changes are understood and approved

Define and manage third party and vendor expectations with regards to dates and deliverables

Keep an accurate risk tracking document with an associated mitigation plan

Meeting notes (attendees, items discussed, what changed, blockers, next steps, and action items)

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent work experience
Eight to ten years of experience in project management and leadership activities
Five or more years of managerial experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

– Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field – 3 + years of software project management experience or similar role