Scrum Master for Risk Credit and Compliance

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Scrum Master to support our Credit & Compliance (C&C) Trading Team. In this role, you will champion Agile frameworks, facilitate key Scrum and Agile Release Train (ART) events, and ensure cross-functional alignment. Because this team operates within a highly specialized technical domain, the ideal candidate possesses a strong grasp of ERP applications or UMD-related domains to effectively partner with product owners, remove technical impediments, and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Agile Facilitation: Drive and facilitate core Scrum ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives).

• ART-Level Support: Coordinate and support Agile Release Train (ART) events, including PI Planning, ART Syncs, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.

• Backlog & Flow Management: Partner closely with Product Owners to maintain a well-refined, prioritized product backlog, ensuring readiness for PI and sprint planning.

• Metrics & Reporting: Create, maintain, and enhance Azure DevOps (ADO) dashboards and reports to provide clear visibility into team velocity, flow metrics, and project health.

• Impedance Removal: Actively identify, track, and remove impediments to optimize workflow efficiency and team delivery.

• Continuous Improvement: Proactively spot process gaps, bottlenecks, or improvement opportunities across the team and the broader ART.

• Agile Coaching: Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum values, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) best practices.

• Cross-Team Alignment: Foster transparent communication and alignment across teams, stakeholders, the Release Train Engineer (RTE), and fellow Scrum Masters.

Required Technical Skills

• Project Management Tools: Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for project and backlog management.

• Reporting & Dashboards: Proven ability to build, maintain, and interpret advanced team dashboards and reporting metrics.

• Facilitation & Presentation: Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management, presentation, and facilitation skills.

Required Functional & Domain Knowledge

• Domain Expertise: Prior experience working with ERP applications or UDM (Upstream/Downstream/Trading) related domains.

• Note: A strong understanding of the business domain is critical to successfully communicating with technical teams and stakeholders in this risk, credit, and compliance environment.