Senior Scrum Master

Job Title: Scrum Master with Banking Domain Regulatory Reporting Processes EXP

Job Location: Atlanta, GA/ Nashville, TN/  Columbus GA

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Interview Mode: 1 Video Interview and 1 Face-to-Face Interview

Position Description:

Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery for enterprise technology initiatives within a banking environment. This role will facilitate Agile ceremonies, coordinate cross-functional teams, remove delivery impediments, manage sprint execution, and support the successful delivery of regulatory reporting and data-focused initiatives while promoting Agile best practices and continuous improvement.

Key Requirements:

Your future duties and responsibilities

·    Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for regulatory reporting initiatives.

·    Partner with Product Owners, Regulatory Reporting teams, Finance, Risk, and Technology stakeholders to prioritize work and align sprint objectives with regulatory reporting deadlines.

·    Coordinate delivery of enhancements supporting financial and regulatory reporting, including Call Reports, FR Y 9C, FR Y 14, CECL, Basel, liquidity, capital, and other regulatory reporting requirements, as applicable.

·    Manage cross functional dependencies across data, reporting, finance, risk, compliance, and technology teams to support timely delivery of regulatory reporting capabilities.

·    Remove delivery impediments and proactively resolve issues impacting sprint commitments, reporting schedules, and regulatory milestones.

·    Track sprint progress, team velocity, release readiness, and key delivery metrics while providing transparent status reporting to program leadership.

·    Coordinate backlog management, release planning, and production implementation activities supporting regulatory reporting enhancements and defect remediation.

·    Support delivery of data integration, reporting, reconciliation, and controls initiatives required to improve regulatory reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.

·    Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders, development teams, quality engineering, data engineering, and regulatory reporting subject matter experts.

·    Monitor project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, escalating potential impacts to regulatory reporting schedules or compliance obligations.

·    Promote Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and servant leadership while ensuring alignment with enterprise governance and delivery standards.

·    Support audit readiness by coordinating documentation, sprint artifacts, traceability, and evidence required for internal audit and regulatory examinations.

·    Ensure delivery activities align with internal controls, SOX requirements, enterprise governance standards, and applicable financial services regulatory reporting obligations.

·    Coordinate post release reviews, production support activities, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance reporting quality, stability, and delivery performance.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

·    8+ years of Scrum Master or Agile delivery experience supporting enterprise technology initiatives

·    5+ years of Banking Experience

·    5+ years delivering on data engagements

·    Experience leading Agile teams within financial services or banking environments

·    Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery methodologies

·    Experience coordinating cross functional teams across business and technology organizations

·    Strong understanding of project planning, sprint management, backlog grooming, and dependency management

·    Experience using Agile management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Rally

·    Excellent facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and problem solving skills

Desired Qualifications

. Experience supporting regulatory reporting, finance, risk, or compliance initiatives

. Knowledge of banking regulatory reporting processes (FR Y 9C, Call Reports, CCAR, CECL, Basel, etc.)

. Experience supporting large scale banking conversions or transformation programs

. Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent)

. Experience working with distributed and offshore Agile delivery teams