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Sr. Scrum Master

First American
sick time, 401(k)
United States, California, Santa Ana
1 First American Way (Show on map)
Jan 16, 2025
Who We Are Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of the First American family of companies, First American Trust is a federal savings bank that has provided banking, wealth management, and trust solutions on a national, full-service basis for more than five decades. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for nine consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com. What We Do The Senior Scrum Master leads scrum teams through the delivery of software products. This role supports software product development teams delivering on critical business initiatives. Plans, monitors, and manages internal projects from initiation through completion employing Scrum Master techniques in an Agile environment.

HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

  • Lead the scrum team(s) using Agile methodologies and scrum best practices.
  • Organize and lead effective scrum ceremonies including daily standup, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Partner with Product Owners and Software Development teams to achieve business objectives.
  • Assist with refining and maintaining product backlog, as needed.
  • Where necessary, help the Product Owner manage customer expectations and stakeholder communications.
  • Act as a liaison between the team and others, minimizing interruptions to the sprint, keeping the team focused on delivering a quality product.
  • Plan and execute within the commitments and roadmap developed.
  • Coach the team through maturity of agile and scrum processes, improving delivery and confidence in commitments.
  • Grow a safe and trusting team environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or judgement with an emphasis on problem solving.
  • Identify, understand, and track impediments; help remove them and drive improvements to optimize how the team works.
  • Communicate to all levels of the organization on progress and status.
  • Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.
  • Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Required Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology, or related fields or significant domain expertise
  • Must be a Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • 5-7 years of using Scrum agile methodology
  • Experience training and managing Scrum teams with successful implementations of varying sizes and scope of software product deliveries

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

  • Demonstrated experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban etc.)
  • Skilled in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
  • Ability to lead all scrum ceremonies, document outcomes, and guide team members in best practices
  • Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and coach high-performing software development teams
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment and work on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work
  • Experience being on Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes/organizations/cultures)
  • Demonstrated experience in issue identification and resolution
  • Moderate to expert-level knowledge of JIRA and other agile tools to measure team productivity and report metrics
  • Must possess and utilize exceptional written and verbal communication skills to keep teams operating at maximum efficiency while also ensuring senior leaders and executive management are informed of progress at all times
  • Adaptable and flexible in a cross-functional environment
** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **
First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).
First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.
What We Offer By choice, we don't simply accept individuality - we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it's the right thing to do, but also because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term. Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
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