Synchrony · 3 hours ago
AVP, Digital Scrum Master
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$90K/yr - $155K/yr
4+ years expSynchrony is looking for a talented and passionate Scrum Master to join their team, focused on building new capabilities as part of their Enterprise API group. The AVP Digital Scrum Master will lead two Agile scrum teams, facilitating strategic conversations and collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver a seamless customer experience in the authentication space.
Consumer LendingFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceVenture Capital
No H1B
Responsibilities
Passionate about leading development teams with a servant leadership mentality
Work with client teams and business to shape client requirements and provide ongoing communication through project execution
Generate process reports indicating velocity, burn-down, etc
Communicate and facilitate effectively across diverse audiences within and outside of the Agile Team (program peers, key stakeholders, executives and clients)
Manage a diverse development team consisting of application architects, application engineers, quality engineers, and third-party contractors
Coach Agile behavior, leading by example
Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Demos/Reviews, Retrospectives, and release planning
Manage Sprints - keeping order, process, delivery, priorities accurate and on time
Keep scrum team focused on concrete priorities while keeping outside influences from disrupting the Scrum team and actively identify and remove waste and distractions
Work with Product Owners and QA team to ensure that testing and feedback is completed in a timely manner and meeting the Sprint timelines
Advocate for autonomous, self-organizing, empowered, and continuously improving teams
Participate as part of the Synchrony Innovation Station in contributing and leading innovation activities and practices with the full cross-functional product team and in partnership with the other Synchrony Innovation Stations
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of IT experience or equivalent leadership program experience; OR in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED and 8+ years of IT experience
4+ years of experience in developing and implementing information systems and project management experience
Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required
You must be 18 years or older
You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams, software developers in particular
Passion for Agile and experience helping teams become more Agile
Previous experience with enterprise-level Authentication and Authorization frameworks
Participated in management of projects and implementations with both large and small corporate organizations
Experience working in SAFe / scaled Agile a plus
Experience with JIRA, Confluence and other Atlassian products; fluency in MS Office
Superior organization skills and adept at multi-tasking
Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills
An analytical approach to problem solving and trouble shooting
A 'can do' and flexible attitude with an ability to hit the ground running and learn on your feet
High level of initiative and can work well in a team environment
Company
Synchrony
Synchrony is a consumer financial services company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-02-15Post Ipo Equity· $500M
2014-08-01IPO
Leadership Team
Brian Doubles
President & CEO
Raj Deol
SVP, Sam’s Club Marketing Leader
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