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Shulman Fleming & Partners · 3 months ago

Contract IT Project Manager/Scrum Master for Risk Technology

New York, NY, United States

Full-time, Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Shulman Fleming & Partners is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Project Manager / Scrum Master to join their Risk technology PMO team for managing Market Risk projects. The role involves serving as the IT PM and Scrum Master for agile teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, and ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards.

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Responsibilities

Serve as the IT PM and Scrum Master for one or more agile teams, ensuring agile practices are followed and understood

Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint reviews

Assist in tracking and removing impediments, fostering an environment for high team performance and continuous improvement

Manage project scope and timeline

Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests

Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur on a daily basis

Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint

Assist with the planning, tracking, documentation, and status updates for the ongoing projects

Collaborate with other project managers to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget

Qualification

IT Project ManagementScrumMarket Risk KnowledgeFinancial Instruments KnowledgeJIRA ManagementData AnalysisStakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsPresentation Skills

Required

MUST be local to New York City, Hybrid Schedule at least 3 days onsite

7+ years of experience in IT with more than 3 years in financial projects with a domain knowledge of Market Risk, Capital markets or Financial Services

Excellent Stakeholder management

Strong Knowledge of Financial Instruments, Derivatives

Experienced in writing user stories with good acceptance criteria in JIRA

Good understanding of Cloud, ETL and Data warehouse concepts with some hands on experience with data analysis

Experience with managing JIRA boards, Confluence pages, Excel reporting

Good communication and presentation skills