Senior Associate - Scrum Master, Tech Risk Management
- Employer
- Capital One
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
- Closing date
- Jul 27, 2021
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- Industry
- Financial Services and Banking
- Function
- Finance
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Senior Associate - Scrum Master, Tech Risk Management
Technology Risk Management (TRM) is a growing organization focused on providing expert advice, credible challenge, and effective oversight of information security and technology risk activities. The Associates that make up the TRM team are highly-skilled information security, cyber, technology, and risk management professionals who bring a wealth of experience to bear to deliver high-impact analysis and recommendations that are rooted in direct knowledge of security and technology.
In the Scrum Master role, you'll serve as the servant leader for your team(s) by ensuring clear communication and helping the team reach its goal. The Scrum Master will drive the appropriate Agile methodology (Scrum/Kanban/etc.) focused on predictable, quality delivery and driving continuous improvement of the team. The Scrum Master will facilitate team productivity by removing impediments that may obstruct the pursuit of the team's goals and by preserving flexibility and ability to rapidly respond to changes on the team.
Finally, as a member of a growing organization, you will have the opportunity to shape and further refine your portfolio commensurate with the priorities of the organization and the firm. The position affords opportunities for substantial growth. The demands and high-visibility nature of this position require an expert with a proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and who can begin contributing immediately.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as Scrum Master for multiple teams
- Ensures team maintains focus on quality and continuous delivery of business value
- Helps team proactively identify impediments and recommends solutions to remove impediments
- Represents team when product owner is not available in daily or Scrum of Scrums (S2) meeting and clearly communicates team accomplishments, impediments, and downstream impacts.
- Coaches the team to improve collaboration and self-organization
- Demonstrates ability to balance data with other factors when making decisions
- Understands domain architecture and upstream/downstream dependencies
- Utilizes team feedback and analyzes data (quality, delivery rate, etc) to identify areas of opportunity and improve team efficiency and delivery
- Actively seeks and participates in a variety of learning opportunities such as Communities of Practice, conferences, classroom training and independent study to further develop self and community
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or military experience
- At least 2 years Agile Scrum Master experience working with both Scrum and Kanban delivery
- At least 1 year of experience serving as Scrum Master
- At least 1 year of experience working with JIRA or Confluence
Preferred Qualifications:
- Scrum Alliance CSM or PMI's Agile Certified Professional
- Process management, Lean,or Six Sigma certification
- SAFe certified or experience (or other scales Agile frameworks)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Strong problem solving and influencing skills
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Company
We Don’t Only Think Big Things—At Capital One, We Do Big Things.
You’re dedicated to your career. You deserve professional satisfaction and personal fulfillment. You belong at Capital One.
Here, every day brings another chance to do impactful work that matters: helping millions of customers confidently manage their money, building stronger communities and delivering truly disruptive tech. You’ll give your all alongside some of the brightest, most resilient people in the industry—and in return, you’ll enjoy the growth opportunities, support, flexibility and benefits you need for an exhilarating life both on and off the job.
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At Capital One, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We’re building a place of belonging—where everyone can feel seen, heard, valued and free to be their authentic selves. We want to be a place of opportunity—where associates from all backgrounds innovate for our customers and communities, and build meaningful, fulfilling careers.
We endeavor to be a welcoming and inspiring place for all. We seek and embrace diversity. And we’re committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, focused on increasing the representation of underrepresented groups, strengthening our culture of inclusion and belonging and harnessing our scale to invest in our communities.
We’re focused on three core principles to advance diversity, inclusion and belonging across Capital One:
Create a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive and innovate
Attract and develop talent from all backgrounds and experiences
Ensure our systems and programs promote fairness and equity
Get a career with more at Capital One. Discover it for yourself today.
Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability or other protected status.
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