Scrum Master - Financial Services

Wells Fargo will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who do not require work visa sponsorship from Wells Fargo now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States. About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Scrum Master, with a focus in Kanban, to be responsible for supporting our transforming agile environment and leading innovation within the Technology Infrastructure (TI), Change Delivery & Product Team Support team. The objective is to enable, manage, and drive TI initiatives aligned with strategic priorities. Our vision is to optimize TI Program and Product delivery from a people, process, and technology standpoint, ensuring maximum performance and value for our customers and partners. You will enable strategic business outcomes. Our success is achieved through our close partnership and alignment with our partners along with our in-depth knowledge of their strategies and business objectives. We accomplish this by providing expert council, leading courageous conversations, and ensuring execution excellence with a focus on risk management, timely and quality delivery. We focus on pulling together peers across the Technology Group to drive collaboration to improve engagement and bi-directional coordination of changes being introduced through various initiatives. In this role, you will: Develop Agile/Kanban prioritization and team readiness Use data to help the teams assess their maturity Oversee teams to deliver capabilities using Agile/Kanban practices while following the Software Development Lifecycle, business process mapping, and various release processes to ensure all risk, security, and development requirements are met Partner with managers to convey their concerns to teams about governance policies and adherence to corporate standards Collaborate with product owners, program or project managers to communicate delivery of product and escalate key risks and issues impeding team effectiveness Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals Interact with internal customers Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements Required Qualifications: 2 years of practical Agile experience or practicing Kanban experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education 2 years of experience working in an Agile environment 1 years of experience working in a technology infrastructure area (hardware, servers etc.) 1 years of financial services work experience. Desired Qualifications: Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP) certificate, Kanban Management Professional (KMP) certification, or Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP) certification Experience with Jira software, Confluence software or combination of both Experience facilitating Kanban practices and culture Ability to work with situations of ambiguity, conflict, and uncertainty in order drive outcomes forward Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Proficient in building JQL, managing, delivering JIRA boards and dashboards Excellent communication and servant leadership skills Problem solving and conflict resolution ability Job Expectations: Willingness to work on-site at stated location in the job opening / hybrid work setup Ability to travel up to 10% of the time This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship Relocation assistance is not available for this position Posting Locations: 1301 Solana Blvd - Westlake, Texas 76262 300 S Brevard St - Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Posting End Date: 21 Feb 2024 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 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