Scrum Master

BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) is a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with banking centers in Florida, the New York metropolitan area, Dallas and Atlanta. BankUnited has two subsidiaries, Pinnacle Public Finance headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and Bridge Funding Group headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial and collaborative culture encompassing the best minds, the brightest talent and the boldest decision makers.

BankUnited is honored to announce that we have been included on the Newsweek and Statista America's Most Trusted Companies Award List!

BankUnited has been recognized by Newsweek for two outstanding awards in 2023 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces and as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters, which acknowledges our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace.

Our Culture

At BankUnited, we foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees have the opportunity to advance, grow and achieve their goals. Our rally cry is to GO FOR MORE, a call to action to go above and beyond to provide the best customer experience to every client and to GO FOR MORE in your career.

Why BankUnited

Working for BankUnited offers you exciting challenges and opportunities to advance your professional development, while empowering you to deliver and be your best. We are happy to report the average tenure according to LinkedIn insights is 8.3 years. We strive to provide a competitive benefits plan to our employees and are proud to have been nationally ranked #1 as one of the 2023 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Springbuk and awarded HEALTHIEST EMPLOYER by the South Florida Business Journal since 2020.

As a company, we believe we are only as successful as our people and are committed to providing training and innovative resources that prepare you to reach your full potential. That's why in addition to tuition reimbursement, we provide our employees with exciting career coaching, courses and training through our own GO FOR MORE Academy and mentoring opportunities through our iCARE (Inclusive Community of Advocacy, Respect and Equality) program.

At BankUnited, we strive to provide our employees with a work life balance. Specifically, retail branches operate 5 days a week Monday - Friday, excluding evening and/or weekend hours. For many of our positions, we offer a hybrid work environment, as well as a remote work environment for designated positions.

If you thrive in a fast-paced collaborative work environment, Apply Now and start your journey with BankUnited today!

Remote or Hybrid role

SUMMARY: The Scrum Master position will be responsible for supporting project teams in the delivery of high-quality products, features and/or services. Being knowledgeable with different agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFE) as well as traditional project management principles and practices is critical for success in the position. This role will require the agility to manage projects, initiatives, etc. in the methodology that makes sense and best fits the project/initiative in question (although Agile may be preferred, it may not be suitable for all situations). The Scrum Master will also be looked upon to advocate and support the Bank's Agile transformation. This position will work closely with the Cloud Portfolio Manager, Team Managers, and other Scrum Masters and teams. Creativity, out of the box thinking, strong communication (both verbal and written), relationship building, and mentoring are essential skills for the Scrum Master role.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.

• Guides and coaches the Team on how to use Agile practices and principles in alignment with our agile structure in delivering value our internal and external customers.
• Driving teams to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching.
• Influence and drive decision making within the Team, supports organizational project, product or platform teams.
• Work with coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.
• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
• Facilitate and support all Scrum/Kanban events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Backlog Grooming.
• Resolve conflict and remove impediments and/or issues that may occur assuring successful delivery of product features.
• Promote and support the team and organization in achieving higher levels of agile maturity.
• Utilize creativity and out-of-the-box thinking when taking on challenges or in addressing blockers/impediments.
• Through strong relationship building and communication skills, formulate a collaborative atmosphere within and outside of the project team to assure quality deliverables.
• Work with Team Managers in identifying requirement shifts, changes, and/or pivots the Team may need to make in order to deliver value.
• Understanding of the funding mechanism (budget) and assure costs are in line with.
• Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
• Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
• Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Project Management or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE

• 3-4 Years experience of product or project development experience utilizing an agile framework.
• At least 2 Years experience in traditional project management.
• Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow and Microsoft Office is required, any other tool or application is a Plus.
• Ability to create Kanban boards, gadgets, dashboards, reports, etc.
• Scrum Master certification or equivalent experience.
• Agile or project management certifications a Plus.
• Excellent Communication Skills: will be working very hands-on with a variety of teams and departments, must have great interpersonal skills, verbal and written that are effective in a team environment.
• Team management and mentorship.
• Self-motivated.
• Ability to set own goals and manage towards them.
• Ability to effectively direct & mentor team junior team members.
• Strong customer service skills.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Exemplifies and promotes agile values and principles.
• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship building and coaching skills.
• Assertive, taking ownership when required.
• Knowledge of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFE).
• Understanding of SDLC models and experience with traditional project management principles.
• Experienced in writing epics, stories, refinement, story splitting, velocity, retrospection, and other techniques.
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills.
• Facilitate and manage meetings at multiple levels of the organization.
• Strong documentation skills.