Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Fidelity TalentSource is your destination for discovering your next temporary role at Fidelity Investments. We are currently sourcing for a Scrum Master to work in Smithfield, RI

We blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for mentoring and coaching, and constant improvement. We advise, mentor, coach, and train on performance against agile values, practices and processes to accelerate squad value delivery. In partnership with the squad leader we maintain a backlog, help to remove impediments and facilitate agile events. We are responsible for release management coordination and participate in scaling events and activities as we manage interdependencies across squads and product areas. We examine and drive team performance through metrics and find opportunities for the squad to fully realize the benefits of working in an agile structure.

• Working collaboratively with squad and chapter leaders to enable delivery of the squad's mission through well-executed sprints
• Accelerating overall squad performance, efficiency and value delivered by engaging within and across squads to find opportunities to improve agile maturity and metrics, and providing coaching, training and resources
• Maintaining and updating squad performance metrics (e.g., burn-down charts) and artifacts to ensure accurate and clear feedback to the squad members and transparency to other partners
• Coordinating logistics for and participating in agile events (e.g., backlog prioritization, sprint planning, daily meetings, retrospectives and as appropriate, scrum of scrum masters)
• Supporting adoption, and consistent use of enabling tools (e.g., Jira, Jira Align, Miro, MS Teams)

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent Military Experience
• CSM or equivalent
• At least 2+ years’ experience
• Excellent communication and people-interaction skills and ability to rapidly build trust and positively influence others at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach
• Proven change agent capable of coaching agile practices to teams and individuals from across different functions, experiences and locations
• Effective facilitator and can brainstorm with the team to generate solutions that address challenges and roadblocks to accelerate customer delivery
• Intellectually curious and passionate about learning new skills, and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring and coaching

We support cross-functional squads to reinforce and embed an agile approach and principles into the day-to-day work. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and agile leadership behaviors, we evolve and sustain an innovative agile culture.

At Fidelity TalentSource, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we call “Dynamic Working.” Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.

Fidelity TalentSource is the in-house temporary staffing provider for Fidelity Investments, one of the largest and most diversified global financial services firms in the industry. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, including technology and customer service, to fill assignments across Fidelity’s U.S.-based regional and investor center locations. If you would like to experience Fidelity’s supportive and collaborative culture while expanding your skill set and developing your professional network, consider a role with Fidelity TalentSource. Apply today at FTSJobs.com.

We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity TalentSource will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, please contact our HR team at HR@ ftsjobs.com.

At Fidelity Investments, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As a privately held company with a rich 75-year history, our mission has remained the same since our founding: to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com.

Fidelity Investments and Fidelity TalentSource are equal opportunity employers.