Scrum Master Associate Director

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?  

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets.  We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact.  We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits 
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee). 

The Impact You will have in this role:

The Scrum Master Associate Director is a servant leader with a growth mindset, responsible for facilitating squad delivery while ensuring proper governance of process. They are responsible for acting as a trusted coach, guiding the squad during ceremonies, removing impediments, and embodying Our Ways of Working. Additionally, Scrum Master takes the lead in maintaining the accuracy of, JIRA and governance artifacts in addition to promoting, improving, training, mentoring and adopting project management and scrum mastery best practices. As an Associate Director, the Principal Scrum Master is expected to be a leader on the team and in the community of Scrum Masters.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify and help to remove impediments from the Squad, following escalation paths as needed
• Interact with CoE’s on status, issues, collaboration, stakeholder engagement
• Liaise with Product Owner and Tribe/Hub Stakeholders to support Tribe activities such as the Quarterly Tribe Review
• Ensure Squad Manager Tool is up to date (Squad Members, OKRs, supporting documentation)
• Plan and chair (host) key meetings, help facilitate Sprint 0, SoS and distribute minutes for tracking purposes; follow-up as required
• Create the project in JIRA, ensuring that traceability is maintained, accuracy and overall health is provided via metrics and dashboards; ensure rules are being followed
• Train users and oversee JIRA backlog and planning sessions (PO owns backlog). Additionally, accurately define “Issue Type and Association” in JIRA
• Create project(s), perform updates on resource, tasks, and allocations in PPM. Monitor staffing profiles, time tracking, budgeting, and forecast vs. actuals.
• Manage release planning in accordance with Change Management policy
• Acts as a change agent, guiding the squad on agile best practices and alignment with Our Ways of Working (OWoW), consulting with agile coaches as needed
• Takes a holistic view of squad’s body of work and being forward-thinking on initiatives and epics
• Leading Agile Ceremonies such as Backlog Grooming, Sprint Retro, Sprint Review/Demo, Sprint Planning
• As an Associate Director, act as a leader within the community of Scrum Masters.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with SDP and pass DPA audit requirements
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

**NOTE:  The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Working knowledge of agile methodology
• Understanding of the end-to-end Institutional post trade Derivatives lifecycle highly desirable
• Experience with similar business/application messaging systems and protocols (e.g., SQL, MQ, Sftp, MS azure, XLST) an advantage

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.  When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC’s business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC’s mission to support the financial markets.