Job Description:

We are seeking a Scrum Master to work within a team of engineers to develop high-quality applications servicing the financial industry. You will have the opportunity to work on high value products in the Risk workspace that support our customers in providing excellent financial solutions.

At Fidelity Ireland we pride ourselves on a culture that allows you to share, collaborate and be yourself in a dynamic workplace. Our team uses a variety of technologies that either use your current skills or build a platform for continuing to grow by learning new technologies. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about investment management, problem solving, quality development, and continuous improvement.

As a Scrum Master, you will blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for mentoring, coaching and constant improvement. As part of a highly collaborative team, you will advise, mentor, coach, and train on performance against agile values, practices, and processes to accelerate team value delivery. In partnership with the Squad Leader, you will maintain a backlog, help to remove impediments, and facilitate agile events such as the daily scrum, sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives. You will participate in scaling activities as you manage interdependencies across teams. You will examine and improve team performance through metrics and find opportunities with the team to fully realize the benefits of working in an agile structure.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in either Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Mathematics or Finance related field; post-graduate degree/certification in finance or a related field a plus.
• Around 5 years experience as scrum master or related role, with proven expertise in Agile delivery environments. Certified Scrum Master preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in application of Agile/Scrum Principles to help accelerate value delivery
• Financial services industry knowledge and experience vital, investment management and/or wealth management domain knowledge a plus.
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach.
• A proven change agent capable of coaching and mentoring agile practices to teams and individuals across different functions and experiences as they work through new and unfamiliar situations.
• An effective facilitator and can partner with the team to generate solutions that address challenges and roadblocks.
• You thrive in a global, team-based environment!
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with business and technical team members across the organization.
• Able to understand the technology and software architecture of an application and provide support where needed
• Ability to take sophisticated features and break them into stories with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria.

The Skills You Bring

• Collaborating with the technology and business teams to deliver high quality solutions to achieve business goals and address challenges.
• Bringing curiosity and a questioning mind-set to work, asking about the “why” and the “value” of new features/enhancements we build.
• Contribute to the platform with a sense of ownership and team oriented work style.
• Able to work under minimum supervision with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to navigate through uncertainty
• Partner with squad lead and delivery team to meet customer needs
• Capturing and documenting requirements and solutions
• Resolve issues and/or identify approaches to solutions

How Your Work Impacts the Organization
The position aligns to the Capital Markets division of FI Tech – Fidelity Institutional Technology. Capital Markets is the institutional trading arm of Fidelity, delivering brokerage and trading solutions worldwide for institutional and retail customers. The engineering team provides software engineering, application development and project management for Capital Markets applications. FBT group provide technical solutions for the Fidelity Institutional business (FI).

Company Overview

At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences.Fidelity established an Ireland presence in 1996 and we currently employ 1,700 staff across IT and shared services, with offices in Dublin (City West) and Galway (Parkmore East). For information about working at Fidelity, visit Fidelity Investments.ie.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact Accommodations Ireland@fmr.com.