Chief Agile Scrum Master

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

As part of the Agile Enablement Office (AEO), the Senior Manager/Chief Scrum Master will have a leadership role in establishing, facilitating and continuously optimizing the agile processes needed so that value can be delivered through products and solutions to customers.Needs to be passionate about developing and mentoring a team of scrum masters so they can effectively coach the delivery teams.Advance our agile practice maturity by leading agility practices within the Distribution and Corporate Services domains.This will include facilitating the planning process, removing domain impediments and supporting the enterprise transformation roadmap.In addition, they will closely partner with product management and IT Leadership to mature delivery practices.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Directly manage a dynamic team of scrum masters and coach them in performing mature agile practices.   Makes decisions regarding hiring, training and development.  Conducts performance appraisal reviews and provides effective feedback to team members so they can improve their skills.  
•  Facilitate effective domain planning exercises (e.g. quarterly planning, monthly product synch, etc.).  Strong partnership with product management and IT Leadership is critical to the success.
• Leverage and build on metrics framework to assist in coaching teams and domains to improve delivery and product management.  
• Assist teams in effective use of JIRA and Aha to optimize delivery.
• Remove domain impediments that are escalated by teams or through self-identification. 
• Spearhead enterprise transformation initiatives as identified by the AEO.
• Encourages and promotes strong engineering practices like unit testing, test-driven development, continuous integration and automated testing.
• Coaches, mentors, and advises technology, business, and management teams in applying Agile values, principles, frameworks, and approaches.
• Active participant in the Scrum Master Community of Practice.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 8 - 12 years of experience in training, mentoring, and coaching teams in adopting and maintaining an Agile mindset, with experience in employing Scrum, Kanban, and modern engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master using scrum and kanban framework.   Advanced certifications preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct people management experience.
• Bachelor's degree required.   
• Ability to manage a globally distributed team of Scrum Masters.
• Experience designing and delivering presentations and training to diverse audiences, including senior management, clients and groups that may blend technical and non-technical participants.
• Strong understanding of systems development lifecycle.

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

What we offer:

• Generous time-off provided: including "Responsible time off" for many roles, paid company holidays when the US Stock Exchange is closed, plus paid volunteer time
• Family Focus: Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up care program, dependent care flexible spending account, adoption assistance, generous caregiver leave
• Health and Welfare: Competitive medical, vision and dental plans, plus tax-free health savings accounts with company contributions
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement through our medical plans, fitness center discounts and more
• Life & Disability Benefits: Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) savings plan, Defined Contribution plan- 15% of base salary invested into the Plan, competitive total compensation programs

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email talent_acquisition@mfs.com for assistance. 

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