- Facilitate all ceremonies and planning events including the daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective, release planning.
- Guide the teams to help understand how to estimate features and capabilities, supporting realistic commitments.
- Collaborate with external teams to address any blocking issues, helping Scrum teams to remain focused on their goals. Represent Scrum teams at appropriate ceremonies, including Scrum of Scrums.
- Work with Product Owners to ensure a healthy backlog. Guide the teams in respecting the priorities and scope identified through the backlog.
- Challenge the team norms to improve performance in quality, predictability, flow, and velocity, while supporting team focus on daily, sprint and release goals.
- Mentor, motivate and drive process improvements with team members
- Help the teams manage challenges.
- Facilitate retrospectives to help identify areas of opportunity for improvement and take responsibility for identified actions.
- Guide the teams to comply with Broadridge processes and principles, consistently improving the quality and quantity of their deliverables.
- Facilitate preparation and readiness for build demos and releases, help teams prepare for such activities, including review ceremonies with stakeholders.
- Closely monitor and report on the progress of a project to all stakeholders.
- 3+ years experience in a Scrum Master role with strong knowledge in Agile principles and practices. Scrum master certification is a plus.
- Confidence in working with Scrum teams.
- Capable of motivating teams to take ownership of their processes.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to interact at all levels within a global and diverse organisation.
- Comfortable and composed working in a high-pressure environment to meet deadlines.
- Strong drive for results, resourceful with ability to prioritise and work independently or in groups.
- Relevant 3rd level degree or professional qualification
- Scrum Alliance CSM (required) CSP certification or PMIs Agile Certified Professional (ACP)Scrum Alliance CSM (required) CSP certification or PMIs Agile Certified Professional (ACP)
- Verbal and Written communication skills
- Process management
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
- Consensus building and negotiating skills
Scrum Master - Newark, United States - Broadridge Financial Solutions , Inc.
Description
At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If youre passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team.
Broadridge is growing We are seeking a Scrum Master to join our team The Scrum Master will lead Broadridge in using Scrum framework within teams to deliver high impact value to the organization. This role is responsible for facilitating the successful delivery of highly visible, complex projects in support of Broadridges technology product development teams. We need someone to lead a full Agile team (5-9 members) through the full Agile process lifecycle. Provides mentorship on agile processes and leading agile ceremonies and other team meetings. Partners with the Product Analyst / Owner, assures teams are effectively managing the backlog requirements and that the team is meeting sprint objectives while removing any blockers or impediments.
We are made up of high-performing teams that meet in person to learn and collaborate as needed. This role is considered hybrid, which means youll be assigned to a Broadridge officeand be required to work on a hybrid basis.
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Broadridge associates helped us envision our Connected Workplace - a work model that allows associates around the globe, dependent upon their role responsibilities, to take advantage of the benefits of both on-site and off-site work to support our clients, one another, and the communities where we live and work. Our Connected Workplace is grounded in the concept of FACS: Flexible, Accountable, Connected, and Supported, which is our commitment to our associates. FACS supports our strong culture and allows us to achieve business goals while supporting meaningful work-life integration for our associates.We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment and committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates can only do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a companyand ultimately a communitythat recognizes and celebrates diversity in all its dimensions.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) , is a global Fintech leader, delivering technology-driven solutions that drive digital transformation for banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. At Broadridge, we are committed to making a difference ) . Our unique culture is guided by the Service-Profit Chainthe idea that success is mutual, directly connecting employee engagement, client satisfaction, and the creation of stockholder value. We enable better financial lives by providing the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance and communications . A certified Great Place to Work, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500 Index, employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries.
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Broadridge is committed to creating an engaging workplace for the most talented associates in our industry. On and off-site working provides flexibility by balancing the needs of our clients, teams, and associates. Our Connected Workplace is grounded in the following concepts: Flexible, Accountable, Connected, and Supported. This approach allows us to achieve business goals while supporting meaningful work-life integration for our associates. Broadridges high-performance teams thrive in a culture based on trust and mutual respect that emphasizes outcomesrather than how, when, and where work is done.
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and healthy environment. As a leading provider of technology, communications, and data and analytics solutions to businesses around the world, it is critical that we understand, embrace, and operate in a multicultural environment. Every associate has unique strengths, which, when fully appreciated and embraced, allow individuals to perform at their best, leading to our success.
Our goal is to ensure our associates at every level of the organization represent the diversity of the clients we serve and the communities in which we work. We pursue both top-down and bottom-up approaches to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and values into our culture. This is reflected in the varying backgrounds of our over 14,000 associates working in 21 countries around the globe.
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We believe that our associates are among our most important assets. Encouraging professional development opportunities is a core part of our culture. Broadridge provides educational opportunities, including formal classes, training programs and events. To enable learning in our Connected Workplace where associates may be working on-site, off-site, or using a hybrid model, Broadridge has redesigned all development programs for 100% virtual delivery. Our associates have access to 8,500+ online courses covering business, leadership, technical, and function-specific topics through our LinkedIn Learning program.