Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach, Rockville, Maryland

Institutional Shareholder Services

Location: Norman, OK, US | Rockville, MD, US
Type: Full time
Req ID: JR_6579

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

ISS STOXX is hiring! ISS STOXX is seeking a Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach to join the Market Intelligence Team in Norman, OK or Rockville, MD.

Responsibilities include:

The primary responsibility is to help the teams succeed at delivering high value, high quality software efficiently and on a committed timeline using Agile and Scrum principals and practices.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies across Scrum team.
• Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts.
• Promote continuous improvement of Agile practices and principles, review and understand metrics, and coach team members on the effective use of Scrum and Agile.
• Instill with the team the values of Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation.
• In partnership with Product Owner(s) collaborate on product roadmaps and the backlog. Helps to make sure everyone on the team understands the projects goals and scope.
• Guide the team through Agile project planning and commitment.
• Lead, and influence, by example a positive servant-leader culture within your teams, department and the organization.
• Communicate organizational impediments to leadership; clear impediments for the team
• Embrace the concept of continuous learning in your own journey and instill the same in the team(s) you coach.
• Guide teams in longer term planning and commitment.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Effective communicator with the ability to tailor communication for difference audiences
• Data-driven and detail-oriented
• Skilled at removing business and technical impediments
• Familiarity using JIRA/Atlassian tools on a software development project
• Possess an executive presence and ability to coach multiple teams across the firm

Required Experience:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
• 3-8 years’ experience with Agile and Scrum frameworks and their application in software development OR
• 5-10 years’ experience in software development (Dev, QA, PJM) with experience in Agile/Scrum

Preferred Experience:

• Certified Scrum Master and/or RTE, SAFe certification preferred
• Master at JIRA workflow & administration, not required
• Financial services industry experience, not required

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another.

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit.

ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI) is a leading provider of data, insights, and market engagement solutions to the global financial services industry. ISS MI empowers asset and wealth management firms, insurance companies, distributors, service providers, and technology firms to assess their target markets, identify and analyze the best opportunities within those markets, and execute on comprehensive go-to-market initiatives to grow their business. Clients benefit from our increasingly connected global platform that leverages a combination of proprietary data, powerful analytics, timely and relevant insights, in-depth research, as well as an extensive suite of industry-leading media brands that deliver unmatched market connectivity through news and editorial content, events, training, ratings, and awards.

Visit our website: https://www.issgovernance.com

View additional open roles: https://www.issgovernance.com/join-the-iss-team/

We are proud to offer the following featured benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision – multiple PPO plans to choose from

• 401(k) Plan with a competitive Company Match up to 9% inclusive of Safe Harbor contribution

• FSA and Commuter benefit programs

• Generous Paid Time Off (annualized minimum of 20 days vacation, 11 holidays and separate paid sick leave)

• Flexible Work & Hybrid policies may apply

• Paid Parental Leave

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