Job Description
Job Description
Overview
Are you ready to join a growing team?
CTG is seeking to fill a Scrum Master II opening for our client in Buffalo, NY.
Location: Buffalo, NY
Duration: 6 months
Overview:
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Provides servant-leadership and mentorship to multiple cross-functional agile teams through effective application of Agile principles and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP)
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Strengthens understanding of effective practices, theories, and techniques to support continuous improvement
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Educates and coaches teams to create an environment that fosters self-organization, cross-functionality, collaboration, conflict resolution, transparency, and continuous improvement
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Visualizes, communicates, and radiates team information to keep their work and impediments visible to stakeholders
Primary Responsibilities:
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Utilize a broad knowledge base of agile practices including user stories, retrospectives, story mapping, ATDD, TDD, continuous integration, pairing, information radiators, etc., to help create high performing teams
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Encourage a continuous improvement culture within agile teams through transparency, collaboration, and retrospectives
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Curate and deliver team-level coaching content on agile practices
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Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
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Promote workflow transparency using effective information radiators
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Resolve blockers beyond team authority and coordinate with other teams to keep projects on track
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Collaborate with other Agile Leaders to enhance Agile implementation across the organization
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Mentor less experienced Scrum Masters
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Foster ongoing learning through communities of practice, conferences, meetups, reading, and training
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Adhere to company risk and regulatory standards, escalating issues as necessary
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Design, implement, and maintain internal controls to mitigate risk
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Promote a culture of diversity and inclusion that reflects the M&T Bank brand
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Maintain internal control standards and address audit points or regulatory issues as applicable
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Perform other duties as assigned
Scope of Responsibilities:
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Supports multiple agile teams, functioning as a key leader and coach within an Agile organization
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Plays a critical role in driving agile maturity and operational excellence within the teams
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:
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While not having direct management responsibilities, the position leads through influence, accountability, and ownership within an agile environment
Education and Experience Required:
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Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of experience as a member of an agile team, including at least 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master
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OR, in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years of higher education and/or work experience, including at least 4 years as a member of an agile team and 2 years as a Scrum Master
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Knowledge of the banking industry
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Previous Scrum Master experience
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Previous Scaled Agile experience
Education and Experience Preferred:
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Depth of knowledge in at least two technology team roles (e.g., project manager, user experience, business analyst, developer, testing, deployment)
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Experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement
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Strong understanding of Agile and Lean principles and practices
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Experience in developing/managing digital capabilities
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Familiarity with Design Thinking principles
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Experience leading through influence
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.
CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services for this role.
To Apply:
To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. For additional information, please contact Anisha Muralidhar at Anisha.Muralidhar@ctg.com. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!