Scrum Master Specialist at Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) in New York, New York

Job Description:

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.  

 

The Bank believes in work flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Employees can expect to be in the office a couple of days per week as needed for meetings and team collaboration and should live within a commutable distance. 

What we do: 

The Scrum Master Specialist within the Markets Technology Function is responsible for enacting Scrum principles and values on products in partnership with other SMs, Scrum Team’s Developers, the Product Owner, and Product Stakeholders and Leadership and ensures adherence to Agile/Scrum values, principles, and practices.

Your role as Scrum Master Specialist:

• Identifies dependencies, manages conflicts, and drives success of individual sprints, as well as the overall product.


• Expert knowledge of agile practices, principles, and frameworks.


• Works with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum or other frameworks across the organization.


• Ensures that the Scrum team is fully functional and productive by ensuring that the product road map and release plan are developed based on the priorities set by the Product Owner and input from the team.


• Directs the work of Scrum team members and guides team in prioritizing work based upon knowledge of customer requirements, release schedule, and various dependencies.


• Addresses and escalates issues, impediments, and roadblocks.


• Communicates regularly with necessary stakeholders.


• Facilitates and/or ensures Agile Scrum Events are conducted and embraced in order to drive agile delivery following Product Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC); secures agile team working agreements, Definition of Ready, Definition of Done.


• Promote a trusting and safe team environment where all team members can raise problems and issues without fear.


• Identify risks and facilitate team efforts to mitigate impact.


• Understand and can teach the value around metrics that help teams grow and course correct – team maturity, customer satisfaction, burndown charts and team velocity.


• Participate and evangelize the Agile Community of Practice.


• Participate in the appropriate Scrum of Scrums, as relevant, and Scrum Masters Forum.


• Mentors other Scrum Masters in the organization.


• Coach stakeholders and other leaders outside of the teams on the most effective ways to interact and get value from the teams.


• Works with the Product Owner to ensure that goals, scope, and product domain are understood and practiced.
   

What we are looking for:

• Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) required, CSP-SM and other related agile certifications preferred.


• Requires extensive years of relevant experience as a Scrum Master.


• Bachelor’s degree specializing in computer science, project management, business administration, or information technology from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.


• Expert understanding of Agile methodologies.


• Works independently with minimal supervision and direction. Mentors and coaches other Scrum Masters in the organization.


• Experience using JIRA, Azure DevOps is a strong plus


• Experience managing vendor engagements is a strong plus

Salary Range: $144000 - $200000 / year  

We believe in transparency at the NY Fed. This salary range reflects a variety of skills and experiences candidates may bring to the job. We pay individuals along this range based on their unique backgrounds. Whether you’re stretching into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively for your contributions.  

  

Our Touchstone Behaviors—Communicate Authentically, Collaborate Inclusively, Drive Progress, Develop Others, and Take Ownership—help shape the culture of the Bank. They also provide a shared language for how we work together and achieve success, and they set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of your career with us. Learn more.  

  

Benefits:  

Our organization offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:  

• Fully paid Pension plan and 401k with Generous Match  

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans (Medical, Dental and Vision including Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA)  

• Subsidized Public Transportation Program  

• Tuition Assistance Program   

• Onsite Fitness & Wellness Center  

• And more  

The New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules.  

  

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or military service.  

  

We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance. Please email us at ny.leaves@ny.frb.org and we’ll be glad to help. Please note, this is a dedicated e-mail box designed exclusively to assist applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e-mail box.   

  

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.  

This position requires access to confidential supervisory information (CSI) and/or Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) information. Access to CSI and FOMC information is limited to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, individuals who meet the definition of “protected individual” under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), and certain other nonimmigrants. All non-U.S. citizens authorized to access CSI and/or FOMC information must sign a declaration of intent to expeditiously become a lawful permanent resident and thereafter a U.S. citizen when eligible.   

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Project Management Family

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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