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

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

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.

How You’ll Do It

• 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, team metrics, sprint accomplishments and opportunities, in addition to socializing current risks and issues
• Partners with others in the DNA and Discover Agile communities (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

Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics

• Bachelors – Computer Science, Business Administration & Management, or related
• 4+ Years – Agile Practice or related

Physical And Cognitive Requirements

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Agile practice related Certifications a plus (CSM, CSP-SM, SAFe, PSM, etc.)
• Strong background with JIRA, MIRO
• 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

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Dec-14-2024. 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 $77,500.00 to $131,500.00. 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 & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected]. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.