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Job Description
Scrum Master role at Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, requires leadership, effective communication, and problem-solving skills to facilitate scrum ceremonies and ensure team success.
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution with over 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners.
Role/Department:
- The Scrum Master serves to facilitate scrum to the larger team by ensuring the scrum framework is followed.
- Key responsibilities include:
- Facilitating daily standups and iteration/sprint planning meetings.
- Aiding in estimation and sub-task creation.
- Participating in sprint reviews and retrospectives.
- Administering the scrum board and ensuring cards are up-to-date.
- Meeting individually with team members and stakeholders as needed.
- Ironing out team disagreements about process and work styles.
- Consulting with team members and internal stakeholders on how best to work with the scrum team.
- Regularly analyzing burndown charts and other portfolio planning tools.
- Aiding the team by eliminating external blockers and managing internal roadblocks.
Skills/Experience:
- The successful candidate will benefit from having:
- Leadership qualities without being authoritative.
- Effective communication skills.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Adaptability and flexibility.
- Facilitation skills.
- Time management skills.
- Understanding of the prioritized product backlog.
- Familiarity with scrum events and artifacts.
Scrum Master Tools:
- Microsoft Azure Dev Ops.
- JIRA.
Working with Us:
Northern Trust is a flexible and collaborative work culture where financial strength and stability embolden us to explore new ideas.
We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.