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Job Title

Scrum Master

About your role:

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead 2–3 high-performing software engineering teams. You will be responsible for ensuring the chosen framework is understood and enacted. Your goal is to foster a culture of self-management, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

What you will do:

• Facilitate Ceremonies:

Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Remove Impediments:

Proactively identify and eliminate obstacles that slow the team down.

• Coach:

Guide the team in self-organization and cross-functional collaboration.

• Shield the Team:

Protect developers from external distractions and scope creep during sprints.

• Support the Product Owner:

Assist in backlog refinement and ensuring product goals are clearly understood by the team.

• Implement Agile Maturity Metrics:

Creating, tracking, and evaluating information to help the team to improve.

Key Skills

• AI Integration:

Using AI-powered tools for predictive sprint analytics and automated reporting.

• Scaled Agile:

Knowledge in frameworks like SAFe or LeSS for managing multiple connected teams.

• Remote Facilitation:

Proficiency with tools like Jira, Miro, Confluence, and Aha for hybrid/remote teams.

• Value Stream Mapping:

Mapping out the entire process from "idea" to "customer value" to find and cut waste.

• Backlog Health:

Ensuring the backlog is DEEP (Detailed appropriately, Emergent, Estimated, and Prioritized).

• Soft Skills:

Exceptional conflict resolution, active listening, and the ability to influence without formal authority

Experience you will need to have:

• 6+ years of experience leading Agile teams in a software development environment.
• 6+ years of experience in frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean, and/or Waterfall.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.

Experience that would be great to have:

• Prior experience within the payments and/or financial services domains.
• Certifications:
• CSM: Certified ScrumMaster (Scrum Alliance).
• PSM I/II: Professional Scrum Master (Scrum.org).
• PMI-ACP: Agile Certified Practitioner.
• SAFe SM: SAFe Scrum Master (Scaled Agile) for enterprise-level roles.

Important information about this role:

• This role is on-site Monday through Friday. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with your overall onboarding experience and leads to stronger productivity.
• You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role. Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F-1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H-1B, H-2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered for this role.
• This is a full-time, direct-hire position, and no contract options for unsolicited agency submissions will be considered.
• All offers of employment are contingent on standard background checks. Fiserv and certain of its affiliated companies are federal, state, and/or local government contractors. Should this position support a Federal Government contract, now or in the future, the successful candidate will be subject to a background check conducted by the U.S. Government to determine eligibility and suitability for federal contract employment for public trust or sensitive positions. Positions that support state and/or local contracts also may require additional background checks to determine eligibility and suitability.

Salary Range

$100,000.00 - $165,600.00

These pay ranges apply to employees in New Jersey and New York. Pay ranges for employees in other states may differ.

It is unlawful to discriminate against a prospective employee due to the individual's status as a veteran.

For incentive eligible associates, the successful candidate is eligible for an annual incentive opportunity which may be delivered as a mix of cash bonus and equity awards in the Company’s sole discretion.

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv. Please:

• Apply using your legal name
• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

Our commitment to Equal Opportunity:

Fiserv is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law.

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Note to agencies:

Fiserv does not accept resume submissions from agencies outside of existing agreements. Please do not send resumes to Fiserv associates. Fiserv is not responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resume submissions.

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