Northern Trust
Scrum Master/Agile, Omnium
Northern Trust, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
The Scrum Master/Agile Enthusiast will provide effective collaboration, facilitation, servant leadership and coaching skills supporting the teams within the agile transformation initiative. As an agile practitioner, you will be a shepherd of the Agile tenants, removing impediments and promoting transparency. This position requires commitment to exceptional results, a strong desire for continuous improvement and the ability to build a collaborative culture within our team and organization. You will facilitate team events and ensure the integrity of the agile process, remove obstacles for the teams and work towards a high-performance culture. In this highly visible role, you will have significant interaction with product owners and regular contact with all levels of management.
Responsibilities:Organize and facilitate Scrum/Kanban team eventsWork collaboratively with Product Owners and cross-functional development teams on their Agile journey to support development and software deliveryTeach/coach/mentor the Product Owner and team on user story creation/prioritization, estimation and product backlog grooming via emergent design while supporting overall organizational goalsWork with the teams on creating valuable, data driven metricsResolve or escalate blocking impediments as necessaryCoordinate dependencies between teams with other Agile practitionersWork with management on effective team designEnsure development team is working efficiently towards Sprint goalsCoach the development team and stakeholders on how to use Agile and frameworks like Scrum and KanbanKnowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing/Mobbing/Swarming, Automated Testing, Agile GamesEnsure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibilityEnsure cross functional coordination (analysts, developers and testers) is occurring early and often.Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practiceAssist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating informationCreate an environment that empowers and energizes team members, with a focus on accountability, adaptability, and collaborationQualifications:
Must be a Certified Scrum Master with 2+ years an Agile practitioner/Scrum Master2+ years of information technology experienceExperience working with an agile mindset on large scale, technically complex projectsDemonstrated experience working in and leading teams that leverage software engineering practices such as Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration processesMust be self-motivated and pragmaticData driven analysis skills that help drive continuous improvementExperience using Azure DevOps is a plusExcellent team player with the ability to influence and negotiateHighly adaptable to changing environmentExcellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teamsMust have situational awareness with an understanding of when to listen and when to be assertive.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detailAbility to conduct educational classes and various workshopsBachelor's degree in Business, Management, Information Systems or Engineering; or equivalent work experience
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Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.
We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
The Scrum Master/Agile Enthusiast will provide effective collaboration, facilitation, servant leadership and coaching skills supporting the teams within the agile transformation initiative. As an agile practitioner, you will be a shepherd of the Agile tenants, removing impediments and promoting transparency. This position requires commitment to exceptional results, a strong desire for continuous improvement and the ability to build a collaborative culture within our team and organization. You will facilitate team events and ensure the integrity of the agile process, remove obstacles for the teams and work towards a high-performance culture. In this highly visible role, you will have significant interaction with product owners and regular contact with all levels of management.
Responsibilities:Organize and facilitate Scrum/Kanban team eventsWork collaboratively with Product Owners and cross-functional development teams on their Agile journey to support development and software deliveryTeach/coach/mentor the Product Owner and team on user story creation/prioritization, estimation and product backlog grooming via emergent design while supporting overall organizational goalsWork with the teams on creating valuable, data driven metricsResolve or escalate blocking impediments as necessaryCoordinate dependencies between teams with other Agile practitionersWork with management on effective team designEnsure development team is working efficiently towards Sprint goalsCoach the development team and stakeholders on how to use Agile and frameworks like Scrum and KanbanKnowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing/Mobbing/Swarming, Automated Testing, Agile GamesEnsure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibilityEnsure cross functional coordination (analysts, developers and testers) is occurring early and often.Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practiceAssist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating informationCreate an environment that empowers and energizes team members, with a focus on accountability, adaptability, and collaborationQualifications:
Must be a Certified Scrum Master with 2+ years an Agile practitioner/Scrum Master2+ years of information technology experienceExperience working with an agile mindset on large scale, technically complex projectsDemonstrated experience working in and leading teams that leverage software engineering practices such as Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration processesMust be self-motivated and pragmaticData driven analysis skills that help drive continuous improvementExperience using Azure DevOps is a plusExcellent team player with the ability to influence and negotiateHighly adaptable to changing environmentExcellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teamsMust have situational awareness with an understanding of when to listen and when to be assertive.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detailAbility to conduct educational classes and various workshopsBachelor's degree in Business, Management, Information Systems or Engineering; or equivalent work experience
#LI-HY
#LI-CL1
Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.
We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.