Principal Scrum Master

BE PART OF A BANK LIKE NO OTHER.When you work with the world's most innovative companies, you know you're making a difference.Our clients are the game changers, leaders and investors who fuel the global innovation economy. They're the businesses behind the next medical breakthroughs. And the visionaries whose new technologies could transform the way people live and work.They come to SVB for our expertise, deep network and nearly forty years of experience in the industries we serve, and to partner with diverse teams of passionate, enterprising SVBers, dedicated to an inclusive approach to helping them grow and succeed at every stage of their business.Join us at SVB and be part of bringing our clients' world-changing ideas to life. At SVB, we have the opportunity to grow and collectively make an impact by supporting the innovative clients and communities SVB serves. We pride ourselves in having both a diverse client roster and an equally diverse and inclusive organization. And we work diligently to encourage all with different ways of thinking, different ways of working, and especially those traditionally underrepresented in technology and financial services, to apply.Job Description

• Looking for a leader and driver to own the value delivery for value streams and two or more product development scrum teams.
• This individual will be associated with the Finance program at SVB to enable transformation and growth. Responsibilities include alignment with business stakeholders, partnering with cross-functional partners, and owning technical execution/successful value delivery. Applying agile and lean principles, following scrum practices, coaching/training team members on Agile methodology, and continuous improvement to build high performing teams are a key aspect of the role.

• - Expert at Project Management
• - PMP, PSM/CSM, CSPO, Lean, Kanban. Strong execution drive and technical aptitude to deliver customer value
• - Lead cross functional development from design through delivery
• - Builds great partnerships and relationships with globally distributed cross-functional partners (e.g. Business, Product, Technology, Design, Architecture, Legal, Compliance, et al.)
• - Possesses excellent inter-personal skills with amazing written/verbal communication skills
• - Customer centric with innovative problem solving skills
• - Extremely organized, Goal oriented, and experienced in Data analytics as well as Financial budget/Accounting (CapEx/OpEx) principles
• Education and Experience:
• - Bachelor's Degree [Technology preferred]
• - 5+ years of experience serving as Project Manager/Scrum Master in planning and delivering software solutions, such as online and mobile user experiences, underlying transactional systems, and integrating disparate systems Certifications [preferred]
• - PMI, PMI-ACP - Certified Scrum Master (CSM)/ Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• - Certified Scrum Product Owner Knowledge [preferred]
• - Knowledgeable in Finance functions - Treasury, Accounting, Reg/SEC reporting, Procurement
• - Knowledgeable in Finance systems (SaaS) - AxiomSL, Blackline, Calypso, Oracle/SAP
• - Knowledgeable in banking audit and regulatory practices; ensuring fully compliant with corporate standards

• - Leads the software development planning and delivery process
• - Provides servant leadership and building multiple high-performing Agile scrum teams
• - Bring transparency to Business, Product and Technology organization about development and grow trust
• - Leverages tools (e.g. Jira and Confluence) to elicit and define business and technical requirements, track requirements, prioritize features, curate content, sequence deliverables into sprints, and report progress
• - Good problem-solving, organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to coach and mentor all roles on a development scrum team Competencies
• - Leadership - Customer Focus - Collaborative: Ability to partner with cross-functional partners to achieve goals at various levels throughout the organization and lead others to do so by example
• - Communicative and social: Must be able to communicate (written/verbal) well with all levels of the organization
• - Innovative problem solving with strong data crunching and analytical skills
• - Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable & effective workplace
• - Autonomy/Empowerment: Must be able to guide team(s) to self-organization
• - Open/Transparent: Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to both business and technology and build trust amongst partners
• - Conflict resolution: Must be able to facilitate discussion at the team level and suggest alternatives or different approaches
• - Continual improvement: Must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and team members
• - Facilitative: Must be able to lead by example and demonstrate value-add principles to product development scrum team(s)
• - Assertive: Experience with working teams in adhering to Agile/Scrum/Lean concepts and principles
• - Brings a high-energy and passionate outlook to the job and can influence those around her/him