With roots dating back to the 1800s, our Customer is a global professional services firm HQ’d in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting. Today, they are a unique group of businesses with many enduring competitive advantages. Among them are the quality of their colleagues, deep client relationships, vast global footprint, depth of intellectual capital, and cohesive and collaborative culture.

We are seeking a Senior Scrum Master on a contract basis to support our Customer’s business needs. This role is hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote/week) in Midtown Manhattan.

This highly skilled Senior Scrum Master will lead the agile teams focused on developing innovative technology solutions within the finance sector, with a particular emphasis on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning initiatives.

This role is crucial for ensuring effective project delivery, optimizing team performance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in a fast-paced, complex environment. The Senior Scrum Master will guide cross-functional teams through the Scrum framework, manage product timelines, and facilitate effective communication among stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple cross-functional agile teams as a Scrum Master, ensuring adherence to agile methodologies and practices.
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to promote transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, and team members to define project scope, goals, and deliverables for finance technology and AI projects.
• Track project milestones and deliverables, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies. Proactively identify and elevate issues to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Coach and mentor team members on agile principles and practices, fostering a culture of self-organization, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize team efficiency and delivery outcomes, leveraging data and KPIs to optimize existing capabilities and innovate for the future.
• Remove impediments and shield the team from external distractions to ensure focus on sprint goals.
• Support the Product Owner in maintaining a well-groomed and prioritized product backlog.
• Ensure the team works collaboratively and efficiently to deliver high-quality products.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and senior management, providing high-quality status reports.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and transparency within the team and across stakeholders.
• Track team progress and performance metrics, leveraging AI tools to support requirements elicitation, user story creation, and refinement.
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 5-9 years of experience in a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager role within technology teams
• Proven experience leading Agile delivery in software development or technology-focused environments
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
• Experience managing IT delivery in medium-to-large, complex environments
• Proficiency with project and delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and team-influencing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in fast-paced environments
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Banking or Finance sector
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, or AWS
• Conceptual exposure to big data tools and AI frameworks
• Basic understanding of SQL queries and database structures
• Agile certifications such as CSM or PSM
• PMP certification
  
  

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.