Sr. Scrum Master

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

As a senior Scrum Master, you will advise, mentor and coach the agile team Scrum and/or Kanban values, practices and other delivery techniques with the goal of improving product delivery across team(s) and domain(s). This includes facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives and refinements for two (2) delivery teams. Additionally, the senior Scrum Master may manage up to 3 Scrum Masters and are expected to allocate time to optimizing domain and portfolio level product delivery which include preparing for scaled planning events (quarterly planning, team breakout sessions, managing cross-team dependencies as well as identification/removal of impediments). Lastly, the take a lead role in domain level team performance and adoption of agile ways of working

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• May manage up to three (3) Scrum Masters, providing guidance on Agile practices, facilitating continuous improvement, and ensuring successful delivery of projects aligned with organizational goals.
• Provide coaching and thought leadership on Agile principles for the development team and product owners; specifically sharing of knowledge, best practices and identifying ways to improve product delivery
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and scaled activities for multiple teams in support of delivery across organization
• Leverage metrics to measure and monitor team and domain delivery maturity
• Coach and support continuous improvement within the team, domain and organization
• Facilitate identifying and mitigating any external dependency, risks and impediments
• Educate teams on leveraging Kanban principles to efficiently deliver solutions
• Participate and actively contribute to Agile community
• Perform additional duties as required

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 6+ years of experience with Agile technologies, tools and an Agile team, is required.
• 3+ years of experience and familiarity using tools including Jira, Confluence, Aha, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams
• 2+ years of experience in Scaled Agile environment
• Minimum of 3 years of strategic planning experience assisting organizations with agile transformations and operational effectiveness
• Technology delivery background preferred
• Financial services experience preferred, but not required
• Firm understanding of software development and scrum principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence leaders at all levels
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and team building skills
• Well-versed in Scrum and/or Kanban to assist the team in understanding and implementing Scrum and/or Kanban framework

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

• Generous time-off provided: including "Responsible time off" for many roles, paid company holidays when the US Stock Exchange is closed, plus paid volunteer time
• Family Focus: Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up care program, dependent care flexible spending account, adoption assistance, generous caregiver leave
• Health and Welfare: Competitive medical, vision and dental plans, plus tax-free health savings accounts with company contributions
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement through our medical plans, fitness center discounts and more
• Life & Disability Benefits: Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) savings plan, Defined Contribution plan- 15% of base salary invested into the Plan, competitive total compensation programs

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email talent_acquisition@mfs.com for assistance.

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