Agile Scrum Master

Genesis10 is currently seeking an Agile Scrum Master with our client in the financial industry located in Jersey City, NJ and Atlanta, GA. This is a 12+ month contract position.
Responsibilities:

• Dedicated to Capital Markets Technology initiatives and projects responsible for maximizing the value for Capital Markets Technology
• Defining the vision and roadmap for the deal execution technology, defining and prioritizing stories, and articulating this to both stakeholders and the development team
• Works closely with senior business partners (Syndicate desk, head of LevFin/DCM/ECM Syndicate, Execution Services) to understand their needs and Technology Development Team in a scaled Agile model to ensure there is alignment
• Gain an in-depth understanding of Capital Markets applications, how they are used by the business and how applications fit into the overall deal workflow
• Creates the vision and roadmap for the product to align with strategic direction for the business or technology domain
• Communicates the product vision and roadmap to C-Suite stakeholders and business teams, and drives user adoption
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand their needs, problems, and aligns them on priorities
• Creates and prioritizes features/epics in the program backlog; empowered to make decisions about trade-offs with emerging work versus planned work
• Creates and prioritizes work for 1-3 teams
• Creates and prioritizes stories in the product backlog
• Refines stories with the team to ensure there are enough "ready” stories to load the next 1-2 sprints
• Reviews and accepts stories and is empowered to make on-the-spot decisions on scope and requirements
• Works in partnership with the team to ensure that optimum value is obtained through technology and through an advanced understanding of the business
• Providing application training and demonstrations

Requirements:

• 5 years of experience with Agile
• 3 years of Tableau experiences
• BA or BS degree in information technology or computer science from an accredited 4 year university
• Knowledge and experience of Primary Markets
• Approximately 8-10 years BA experience
• Superior verbal and written communication skills; ability to get a point across quickly and concisely is important
• Agile skills to write quality User Stories, effectively prioritizes the backlog/work items, defines acceptance criteria and aligns business stakeholders on priorities
• JIRA and Confluence
• BI Tools experience
• MS Office, Visio, MS Project, SharePoint
• Experienced with cross-functional teams

Desired Skills:

• Experience working directly with the front office, ideally in a trading floor environment
• Experience working as part of a global team

Pay Range: $80.92-$88.92
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
About Genesis10:
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
• Remote opportunities available

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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