[Remote] Scrum Master III - REMOTE

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The Scrum Master III will lead Agile teams, coach them on best practices, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with program standards. Responsibilities • Act as a true leader and facilitator of Agile events, program events, team dynamics and team maturity • Drive continuous improvement within the team(s) with a focus on agile principles • Protect the team from interruptions and manage internal escalations as needed • Coach the team to consistently align with program standards • Elicit feedback from the team to identify and resolve impediments, monitor progress and performance, and to always keep a pulse on where the team is at in regard to their Team Working Agreement: Team Rules, Definition of Ready (DoR), and Definition of Done. (DoD) • In partnership with the Product Owner and Business System Analyst, develop a clear and concise product backlog items and consistently review • Collaborates with the Product Owner and Agile team to understand, identify, and document business value through clear, testable stories • Maintains an awareness of relationships, dependencies, risks, and impacts across products and platforms • Takes ownership and accountability for the effectiveness of the Agile team and champions change when the team may need to pivot or re-prioritize • Mentor less tenured Scrum Masters in the areas of Scrum, Kanban, Agile, refinement, story splitting, relative sizing, velocity, retrospection, conflict resolution, and other techniques • Perform other duties as assigned Skills • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Management, or equivalent combination of education and experience required • 7-9 years of hands-on experience on an agile team, preferably in the Scrum Master role required • Considerable knowledge with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO), or similar applications, around epics, features, user stories and tasking and guiding others on those tools and best practices • Utilizes understanding of Agile practices, patterns and techniques to formulate self-organizing and highly collaborative teams • Experienced in the facilitation of positive and productive Agile events/ceremonies within a timebox for one or more Agile team: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum/Stand-Up, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and assists in Refinement activities • Agile Certification preferred (work experience is considered) • Experience in systems or financial services environment, card payments, banking, contact center, new product development, information technology or process re-engineering preferred • Technically savvy on software development terminology like API's is a plus • Experience with managing large scale technology projects (software/hardware) Benefits • Competitive wages • Medical with telemedicine • Dental and Vision • Basic and Optional Life Insurance • Paid Time Off (PTO) • Maternity, Parental, Family Care • Community Volunteer Time Off • 12 Paid Holidays • Company Paid Disability Insurance • 401k (with employer match) • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with company provided contributions • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) • Supplemental Insurance • Mental Health and Well-being: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Tuition Reimbursement • Wellness program Company Overview • Velera provides financial technology and processing solutions for credit unions. It was founded in 1977, and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.velera.com. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job