Engagement Leader - CONTRACT - 110935

Engagement Leader – CONTRACT

GFT Group New York, New York, United States

Remote Position to work from EST/CT locations

The new GFT Engagement Leader will be expected to develop the following activities:

Responsibilities:

Manage Scrum ceremonies (daily, retrospective, planning, review);

Analyze and diagnose opportunities for improvement in processes and working methods, contributing to leverage the results of the organization;

Support and train multiple Scrum teams through all Agile Scrum events and practices to empower teams in their delivery and execution of business value;

Define, maintain and update scrum team metrics and artifacts to ensure accurate and transparent communications with stakeholders and across teams;

Work closely with the client to assist in the evaluation and enrichment of the project health;

To encourage agile behaviors, to reinforce practices, standards, ceremonies and supporting the overall performance and effectiveness of the Scrum team;

Conduct a collaborative and supportive team culture through engagement and team building practices;

Work collaboratively with your colleagues, product organization and technology;

Cultivate strong inter- and intra-departmental relationships and promote a positive, execution-focused work environment.

Requirements/Skills:

Must Have:

• Retail Banking Industry Experience

• Minimum 8-10 years of overall Experience

• Offshore / Nearshore Team leading experience

• 3-5 years of Hands-on experience with tools like Jira or equivalent

• Scrum master experience and well versed in agile / scrum ceremonies

• Capable of taking ownership of a project and managing a team of engineers

• Experience documenting and managing confluence repositories

• Experience with metrics-oriented reporting

Nice to Have:

• Development background

What we can do for you

• Competitive Base Salary Based on Experience plus metric based performance bonus
• Competitive Benefits
• Excellent Company Culture with Individual Development Plans to map out your career growth
• Professional Development Training
• An opportunity to work in a global environment
• Open door policy with management
• Opportunity to work in a global environment with diverse teams built with colleagues from around the world
• Opportunity to work with technology industry leaders in the financial services environment
• Opportunity to work for big name clients in capital markets and industry

• Open door policy with management

Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

At GFT we are committed to cultivating, fostering, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We want to attract, recruit, develop and retain the most talented employees, regardless of their background. We are guided by our values in everything we do, and recognize that being a diverse and inclusive employer helps us fulfill our social responsibility to make a difference.