Right to hire contract with a major financial firm.

Hybrid, 2 - 3 days/week onsite in Newark, NJ.

Payrate : 70 - 85 per hour

You will join a team of change agents who are responsible for coaching, teaching and

guiding individuals, bringing to bear the New Way of Working agile principles, practices

and frameworks. The team embodies Agile values and principles, demonstrates a

servant leader mentality and has experience driving value delivery, decision making,

clarity, predictability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Here is what you can expect in a typical day

• Ensures the team(s) lives Agile values and principles and follow the processes
  
  

and practices that they agreed-upon to deliver the committed solutions

• Responsible for promoting and supporting Agile principles by helping everyone
  
  

understand applied theories, practices, rules, and value

• True servant leader who serves the team(s) and larger organization
• Supports those outside the aligned team(s) to understand which of their
  
  

interactions with the team(s) are effective and which aren't; helps everyone

change these interactions to improve the value built by the Agile team

• Supports all aspect of risk management and impediment resolution
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Familiarity and expertise with Agile principles and frameworks, including story
  
  

writing and estimation, facilitation, and identification and implementation of

continuous improvement (CI)

• Experience working and proficiency in performing the role of Scrum Master
• Expertise in facilitation and tracking of Objectives & Key Results (OKRs),
  
  

prioritization, backlog refinement, and specialty workshops.

• Proven capabilities in: (i) delivery, (ii) reporting and metrics, (iii) Agile toolchains
  
  

(Jira, Jira Align, Miro, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Master certification
• Experience in serving as a Scrum Master within the financial services industry on
  
  

multiple teams