Leah Gray

Senior Technology Project Leader and Scrum Master with extensive experience delivering enterprise financial‑services technology solutions and leading cross‑functional teams. Experienced in managing technology projects end‑to‑end, including planning, scheduling, risk/issue management, and delivery of software updates and technical initiatives. Skilled in coordinating engineering, product, vendor, and business partners to drive alignment, resolve blockers, and ensure on‑time, high‑quality delivery. Adept at facilitating Agile and hybrid project environments, refining requirements, and communicating clearly with technical and executive stakeholders. Brings deep SDLC governance, QA/BA expertise, and strong leadership in regulated, high‑visibility environments.

Senior Scrum Master/Senior Technology Leader - 2023 - 2025

Led a team of 11 engineers across four applications, facilitating Scrum ceremonies and supporting technical story refinement. Coordinated vendor deliverables and cross‑team dependencies to prevent collisions and maintain delivery flow. Delivered clear, concise updates to senior leadership, stakeholders, and cross‑functional teams, tracked risks/blockers, and ensured alignment with delivery goals. Aligned automation practices with CI/CD pipeline and SDLC governance and co-managed the team backlog and sprint planning, partnering with the Product Owner to balance technology and business objectives. Led planning and delivery of software updates, code deployments, and technical remediation efforts across multiple applications. Completed project closure activities, including acceptance, documentation handoff, and post‑implementation reviews to identify improvement opportunities.

Scrum Master - 2021 - 2023

Facilitated the Scrum process and team ceremonies (Sprint Planning,  Sprint Review,  Retrospectives, Daily Stand‑ups,   Impediment removal) supporting a Waterfall to Agile transformation for Scrum and Kanban teams of 17 engineers supporting 10 technology applications, increasing cross-functional collaboration and delivery predictability. Provided  clear, concise updates to senior leadership, stakeholders, and cross‑functional teams, tracked risks/blockers, and ensured alignment with delivery goals.

Systems Quality Assurance Analyst - 2009 - 2021

Directed QA testing for 60+ Consumer Lending projects; identified and resolved complex test problems across multiple releases. Directed project test tasks across multiple diverse teams, coordinating timelines and deliverables from requirements review through production deployment for initiatives impacting multiple business segments, resulting in high-quality production installs.

Associate of Arts (AA), Business Administration

Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA