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Scrum Master-March 2024
Riverwoods
Mar 19, 2025
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About Scrum Master

  Discover. A brighter future.

  With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

  Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

  Job Description:

  The Decisions and Analytics (DNA) business unit is looking for a Scrum Master who is passionate about the Agile principles to develop self-organizing teams that help Discover deliver a great customer experience and value to the enterprise. This role would be accountable to continuously evolve the Scrum Team's Agile maturity and to drive efficiency while working closely with product owners and technical resources across the enterprise.

  As a Scrum Master, you will be at the forefront of driving culture shift and shaping how we work, learn and innovate. As our area continues to move through a transformation into high-performing product-centric teams, your focus will be to enable and coach agile behaviors which support optimal delivery.

  The ideal candidate must be detail oriented, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong relationship management skills, ability to support multiple product teams concurrently, able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure.

  Responsibilities

  Responsible for facilitating all Scrum ceremonies, such as Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retro, in addition to collecting and providing relevant data and metrics

  Act as Servant Leader. Drives team discussion & collaboration, coaching agile principles and the continuous improvement mindset in addition to helping manage impediment removal by working closely with other teams and impacted stakeholders

  Attends Scrum of Scrum meetings as needed to synchronize across teams and resolve blockers

  Facilitates Sprint release planning with Product Manager, Product Owner and stakeholders to determine the features, its sequence and expected timeline. Assists Product Manager, Product Owner roles with on-going backlog refinement

  Ensures sprint releases stay on track and updates sprint activities in agile planning and execution tracking tool. Assist with status reporting, velocity metrics, sprint accomplishments, in addition to socializing current risks and issues

  Partners with others in the Agile community (Scrum Masters, APMs and Agile Coaches) to drive technology-focused teams towards achieving Agile principles

  Coaches the team to own and continually improve their process and practices. Driving teams to improve agility practices and become more self-organizing

  Minimum Qualifications

  At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

  Bachelors – Computer Science, Business or related

  4+ Years – Agile Practice or related

  Preferred Qualifications

  If we had our say, we’d also look for:

  Agile practice related Certifications a plus (CSM, CSP-SM, SAFe, PSM, etc.)

  Strong background with Jira

  Broad knowledge of DevOps, automation principles and supporting technologies (ideally Chef, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, Jenkins, etc.)

  Value Delivery Focused

  Experience working for a large, highly sophisticated organization

  Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, and interpersonal skills

  Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

  Strong ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language

  Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment

  #LI-KE

  Application Deadline:

  The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jan-22-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

  Compensation:

  The base pay for this position generally ranges between $75,500.00 to $127,900.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

  Benefits:

  We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

  Paid Parental Leave

  Paid Time Off

  401(k) Plan

  Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

  STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

  Recognition Program

  Education Assistance

  Commuter Benefits

  Family Support Programs

  Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  Learn more at MyDiscoverBenefits.com .

  What are you waiting for? Apply today!

  All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

  Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights) (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.eeoc.gov/poster__;!!MjXRb4uW6x5k!ABIVgRw0WsyX2wfQC-pKxK3V9X4h1NBUGgjO7EM8PTvp5MNRgpEuVC_jVk0fcn_ISAZjmwkbLuUIrj8mFedCBkyz$)

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