Principal, IT Project Manager

Job Description:

The Role

As a Scrum Master, you will play a crucial role in optimizing the delivery of high value products and services to our customers. You will work directly on scrum teams to implement and improve agile practices, foster collaboration, and drive continuous improvement. 

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Implement and maintain agile frameworks and practices within assigned teams. 
• Facilitate Scrum events and ensure their effectiveness. 
• Stakeholder Management
• Coach team members on agile principles and practices. 
• Coach team members on use of agile tools (e.g. Jira, Jira Align). 
• Identify and help remove impediments to team progress. 
• Promote transparency and effective communication within the team and with stakeholders. 
• Support backlog management and refinement 
• Assist in release planning and management. 
• Utilize data and metrics to drive process improvements. 
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement. 

This opportunity will operate within the Fidelity Institutional Distribution product area.  The scrum master who joins our team will have an opportunity to take lead on two established squads focused on providing insights and Analytics to business partners like Sales, RM and Marketing teams.
   

The Expertise and Skills You Bring 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 
• 5-9 years of experience in a dedicated Scrum Master role. 
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification. 
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum principles and practices. 
• Experience with agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, Jira Align). 
• Ability to learn new tools and coach others.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills. 
• Strong understanding of software development processes. 
• Ability to influence without authority. 
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills. 

Specific Skills and Knowledge Areas 

• Process and Methodology Expertise: ability to implement work management structures and optimize team delivery processes. 
• Dependency Management: Skill in identifying, tracking, and resolving dependencies. 
• Business Acumen: Proficiency ensuring work is delivering measurable customer value and is effectively prioritized based on size, impact, and alignment to goals. 
• Release Management: Familiarity with release process and change management. 
• Data and Tools: Diligent in ensuring high data quality is maintained so that decisions and outcomes are transparent and reliable. 
• Team Dynamics: Proficient embracing a positive leadership stance and building high levels of trust and engagement on teams. 

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

The Team

We support cross-functional squads focusing on end-to-end development thought-leadership content. Our Scrum Masters engage with all team members, including the Squad Leader, to reinforce an agile approach and principles into the daily work. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and agile leadership behaviors, we evolve and sustain an innovative agile culture. 

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Program/Project Management

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.