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E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley · 3 months ago

Associate - Scrum Master

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

4+ years exp

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley is a leading financial services firm, and they are seeking an Associate Scrum Master to support multiple projects and initiatives within Wealth Management Technology. This role involves overseeing project execution, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring alignment with business objectives while applying strong Scrum Master skills.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Identify and analyze opportunities and make tactical/strategic recommendations

Deep skills in program management tools, including Microsoft Project, Access, Word, Excel, Visio, and SharePoint

Hands on project management approach that includes a proven track record of project/program execution

Plan and conduct relevant meetings with key stakeholders

Self-motivated with exceptional oral and written communication skills, ability to communicate clearly and concisely

Demonstrated capabilities in successfully leading enterprise wide programs and projects

High degree of business acumen and technical competency; ability to balance and bridge technology and business needs; project and program management

Management of core functions including business requirements elaboration, systems and process flow analysis, meeting critical milestones and deliverables that are time and scope bound

Collaboration across technology organization, providing sound business analysis, process and change leadership within a maturing, Agile PDLC framework

Develop and continually revise (in partnership with other teams where necessary) suitable processes and guidelines to ensure appropriate application development standards are available to guide all the participant teams

Provide thought leadership and recommendations to management based on best practices and experience working in a global and diverse environment

Build program and project status reporting aligned with enterprise project portfolios

Provide transparency to Senior Management with respect to Portfolio issues, risks and recommend/implement strategies for effective and efficient operations

Conduct project or program audits to ensure standards and scopes are being met and achieved

Responsible for maintaining and growing a body of knowledge that is accessible to all team members. Ensure information regarding any program and project related activities or issues are available and easily accessible

Communicate effectively and proactively with management ideas and recommendations for optimizing business operations, resources and fixed capacity

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to resolve scheduling and other conflicts in order to meet all deadlines

Experience in working with agile lifecycle and/or tracking and process management tools, e.g. JIRA, ServiceNow

Qualification

ScrumSkillsProgram ManagementAgile MethodologyMicrosoft ProjectJIRABusiness AcumenCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

4+ years of program and project management experience with an ability to think tactically as well as strategically while coordinating cross functional teams in a matrixed environment