Scrum Master

Job Description Heitmeyer Consulting has a banking partner who is seeking an experienced scrum master able to create new scrum team, build collaborative team through facilitation and leading Sprint ceremonies. Conflict resolution, Dependency and Impediment management with ability to escalate properly, stakeholder management and effective executive communications, ability to manage competing stakeholder demands, Experienced Agile Delivery and backlog management with scrum/Kanban experience, velocity and capacity planning with intermediate Jira proficiency, hopefully data and/or fraud experience. Required Skills 5+ years of Scrum Master experience leading enterprise technology teams. Strong expertise in Agile delivery using Scrum and Kanban methodologies. Experience building or leading newly formed Scrum teams. Proven stakeholder management, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills. Experience managing dependencies, risks, impediments, and escalations. Proficiency with Jira, including backlog management and Agile reporting. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with executives and cross-functional teams. Nice-to-Have Skills Banking, financial services, or fintech industry experience. Fraud, financial crimes, or risk management program experience. Data transformation, data migration, or data modernization project experience. Instant Payments, RTP, or FedNow experience. Experience working in large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives. SAFe Agile framework experience. Confluence or other Agile collaboration tool experience. Job Responsibilities Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives. Build, coach, and support a newly formed Agile team focused on Fraud Data Transformation initiatives. Manage sprint execution, team capacity, velocity planning, and backlog refinement activities. Identify, track, and resolve dependencies, risks, and impediments across teams and stakeholders. Partner with Product Owners, business leaders, and technology teams to prioritize work and deliver business value. Provide clear status updates, risk escalation, and executive-level communications. Drive Agile best practices and foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment. Heitmeyer Consulting is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to minority status, gender, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.