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Iris's client, the largest Financial Client in the United States is looking to hire Senior Scrum Master
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO CAN WORK ON W2
Job Description:
Title: Senior Scrum Master
Location: Whippany, NJ (Hybrid –3 days/Week)
Duration: Long term assignment
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to support 2 Scrum Teams within a SAFe Agile Release Train.
The ideal candidate will bring strong delivery discipline, proactive risk management, excellent Jira hygiene, and the ability to manage complex cross-team and cross-ART dependencies.
Key Responsibilities
- Support 2 Scrum Teams in parallel, facilitating Agile ceremonies and driving effective Sprint execution.
- Support SAFe PI Planning and PI Execution, including readiness, capacity, risks, dependencies, and PI objectives.
- Proactively identify risks, impediments, and delivery concerns early, driving mitigation and timely escalation.
- Maintain and enforce excellent Jira hygiene, ensuring accurate backlog, status, estimates, dependencies, releases/Fix Versions, and delivery tracking.
- Manage cross-team and cross-ART dependencies in alignment with established ART processes.
- Partner closely with Product Owners, RTE, Engineering Leads, and Business stakeholders to improve delivery predictability and transparency.
- Drive continuous improvement, accountability, and disciplined Agile practices within the teams.
- Hybrid Mode with minimum 3 days at Onsite/office.
Required Experience
- 10+ years of overall IT experience, including 3–4+ years as a Scrum Master.
- Proven experience supporting multiple Scrum Teams simultaneously.
- Strong hands-on experience with SAFe, PI Planning, PI Execution, Scrum, and Jira.
- Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and dependency management skills.
- Proactive, diligent, and delivery-focused, with strong attention to detail.
Preferred
- Experience in Market Risk, Risk Technology, Banking, or Financial Services.
- Experience with Data Platforms, Risk Data Services, data pipelines, or data-intensive technology solutions.
- SAFe/Scrum certifications such as SSM, SASM, CSM, or PSM are advantageous.
Best Regards,
Sandeep Goyal
Address: 200 Metroplex Dr. Edison, NJ 08817
Cell: 732.426.8546
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