Executive Summary
Smart IMS Inc provides Digital technology & Cloud transformation services, Application & Infrastructure Management Services, Unified Communications and Insurance implementation services to customers across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. As the trusted technology and business partner of leading MNCs, including Global Investment Banks, Smart IMS is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Oracle Platinum Partner and AWS MSP Partner.
We are looking to hire a Scrum Master / Delivery Lead to support our client in Singapore which is a top global investment bank. The incumbent will play a critical role in delivery on the transformation program. He/She will work with product teams, technical leads, and vendor SMEs, and will have direct accountability in ensuring that business requirements are designed and implemented as per expectations.
Responsibilities:
β’ Lead the implementation of GPE platform, including successful integration of the platform with ecosystems.
β’ Leverage domain and technical expertise to set direction and drive project execution.
β’ Foresee and proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies.
β’ Work with business, operations, internal technology teams, and with vendor partners to ensure successful project delivery.
β’ Act as the primary liaison between the vendor and internal technology teams.
β’ Manage stakeholder expectations with respect to scope, deliverables, and timelines.
β’ Coordinate and facilitate routines to support delivery β E.g., kick-offs, status reviews, stakeholder meetings, change controls, tollgates, etc.
β’ Ensure execution and delivery meets stakeholder expectations in terms of the functionality, quality, timeline, and cost.
β’ Ensure Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements for technology solutions are met for the epics/features delivered.
β’ Measure delivery, maturity, and performance and review the metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
β’ Partner with multiple, cross-functional stakeholders across GPS, GT&O and other teams to drive development of execution plans to enable realization of GPE strategies. Execution plans outline multi-year strategic outcomes (based on target state) and the activities required to support achievement of those outcomes.
β’ Summarize, create presentations, and present initiative-specific, compelling, executive-ready presentations conveying the strategy, business case, and recommendations to Senior and Executive Leadership across product, operations, technology, and compliance.
Requirements:
β’ Experienced and dynamic Scrum Master / Delivery lead with minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience.
β’ Finacle implementation and integration experience in a global bank setup is a plus.
β’ Good working knowledge of Agile methodologies, JIRA, and Defect management tools.
β’ Proven ability to lead agile teams and manage delivery of complex, integration projects in a matrix organization.
β’ Strong technology delivery capability and leadership from strategy alignment, solution design, E2E program/project delivery to problem solving.
β’ Remove impediments to the ability of the team to deliver and is keenly focused on the activities and progress of the Agile project team
β’ Experience working with product and service vendors, and with the onshore-offshore delivery model.
β’ Ability to drive senior level discussions with good communication skills.
β’ Ability to influence & work with regional and global partners/stakeholders to drive the program forward.
β’ Execution and result oriented. Aptitude for critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making.
β’ Structured Thinking: Being able to understand business processes, identify problems, and take a logical approach on how we could drive improvement.
β’ Inclusive and Inspiring: Seeking a motivated team player who values collaboration, celebrating shared success and who actively seek and appreciate diverse thoughts and backgrounds.
β’ Authentic and Passionate: Seeking a highly engaged teammate whose intensity and intentions align and are enthusiastic about the work we are doing for our clients and in our communities.
β’ Innovative and Curious: Seeking a teammate with out-of-the box ideas and solutions, who embraces change with a future-forward mindset, and are looking to challenge the status quo.
β’ Intellectual Curiosity: Ability to take on complex business problems and learn about new approaches that can drive value to the organization.
β’ Confident and Agile: Seeking a very strong communicator who values giving and receiving feedback, easily builds relationships, and who is a quick thinker, flexible, and always learning and sharing knowledge
β’ Tenacity: Proactive and resilient in pursuing objectives despite challenges, ability to multitask and balance competing priorities
β’ Analytical: Strong analytical skills sufficient to identify trends/opportunities within financial/market data and to locate/interpret competitive information.