At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you're passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- FacilitateAgileevents:Daily stand-ups, sprint planning,reviewsand retrospectivesmaking sure they areeffective and foster continuous improvement.
- Partner with the Product Owner to ensure backlog quality:Collaborate closely to confirm that user stories meet the Definition of Ready, are actionable, and are prepared for effective backlog refinement and sprint planning.
- Protect team focus and communication:Act as a shield against outside distractions and ensure the team receives consistent, prioritized messages to avoid context switching and confusion.
- Guide and coach teams in Agile practices: encourage self-organization and cross-functional collaboration while coaching teams on Agile principles and values.
- Remove impediments and shield the team: proactivelyidentifyandeliminateobstacles that hinder progress and protect the team from external distractions.
- Manage stakeholders and priorities: work with Product Owners to align the backlog with business goals communicate status,risksand issues to stakeholders.
- Drive process improvement: promote a culture of continuous improvement by refining team processes, tracking progress toward sprint goals and using Agile metrics for forecasting.
- Generate Agile Metrics and Reports using Jira and other project management tools.
- Ensure compliance and risk management: adhere to company frameworks,identifyand mitigate risks andmaintaindelivery governance.
- Mentor and develop others: provide training on Agile concepts and mentor new Scrum-Masters.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, preferably Computer Science/IT, or related fields required
- 8+ years of proven experience as a Scrum-Master, ideally leading multiple teams and successfully transitioning them from Waterfall to Agile approaches.
- Deep understanding of the AgilemethodologyandAgileframeworksbut with the ability to adapt principles asrequiredto fit with the business requirements.
- Strong communicationskills.Demonstrate the ability to stand up and defend Agile principles when challenged.
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban/Scrumban), knowing not only the differences but also when to switch if one is not working as expected.
- Use of Agilerelated tools ability to estimate, plan and forecast using Agile metrics.
- Excellent facilitation,communicationand conflict-resolution skills capable of fostering a trusting and transparent work environment.
- Track recordof coaching teams and organizations in Agile practices and encouraging continuous improvement.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams, manage multiple stakeholders andinvoke as well asadapt to change.
We are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment and are committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a company-and ultimately a community-that recognizes and celebrates everyone's unique perspective.
Use of AI in Hiring
As part of the recruiting process, Broadridge may use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools, to help review and evaluate applications. These tools are used only to support our recruiters and hiring managers, and all employment decisions include human review to ensure fairness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable laws. Please note that honesty and transparency are critical to our hiring process. Any attempt to falsify, misrepresent, or disguise information in an application, resume, assessment, or interview will result in disqualification from consideration.
