Scrum Master - Fidelity Institutional Technology

Job Description: The Role As an Agile Scrum Master you blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for mentoring, coaching, and continual improvement. As part of a highly collaborative squad we advise, mentor, and coach agile values, practices, and processes to accelerate squad value delivery and realization of outcomes. In partnership with the squad leader, we will maintain a product backlog, help remove impediments, and actively facilitate agile events including the daily scrum, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint review, and retrospectives. We have responsibility to lead release management coordination, participate in scaling events, and planning activities as we manage interdependencies across squads and product areas. We will examine and drive team performance through performance metrics. We will find opportunities for the squad to fully realize the benefits of working in an agile operating model. This opportunity is for a Scrum Master to join a newly created squad and enter a scaled event structure within our Fidelity Institutional Wealth Advisory & Portfolio Solutions Domain and Customizable Separately Managed Accounts Product Area. The ideal candidate for this product area and its squads will operate as a leader who proactively serves highly visible initiatives involving the offering of sophisticated managed account products that provide a range of investment options and tax reduction considerations, to help Fidelity Institutional win and maintain business opportunities through seamless integrations. The Expertise and Skills You Bring 4-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master I (PSM1) required with at least 2 years of Scrum Master experience operating as a leader who serves team(s) and can actively scale across partnering teams in a scrum framework/agile environment. Strong understanding of and experience with Agile practices, processes, and artifacts Experience and familiarity using tools including Jira and Jira Align along with the Microsoft Office suite Financial industry experience preferred Lead the impediment resolution process Partner with Squad Lead, team members to identify and manage dependencies Technology background is a plus Excellent communication and people skills; can rapidly build trust, positively influence others at all levels of the organization, and drive teams towards realizing outcomes Proven change agent capable of coaching agile practices to teams and individuals across distinct functions, experiences, and geographies (time zones) as they work through new and unfamiliar situations An effective, proven facilitator across all Agile related events; Able to brainstorm with the team to generate solutions that address challenges and resolve roadblocks to accelerating value delivery An intellectual curiosity, passion for developing skills, modeling a culture of continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching The Team We support a cross-functional squad focusing on digitizing secure experiences for our customers. Our Scrum Masters engage with all team members, including the Squad Leader, to reinforce an agile approach and principles into the daily work. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and agile leadership behaviors, we evolve and sustain an innovative agile culture. Certifications: Category: Product Management At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation please contact the following: For roles based in the US: Contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2 For roles based in Ireland: Contact AccommodationsIreland@fmr.com For roles based in Germany: Contact Accommodationsgermany@fmr.com Fidelity Privacy Policy