Scrum Master/Program Manager_Vice President_Product Technology

Morgan Stanley

Scrum Master/Program Manager_Vice President_Product Technology

Profile Description

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Vice President in Wealth Management -Technology Delivery Management as an experienced Scrum Master / Program Manager to support multiple projects and initiatives under Back Office and Credit & Risk - Tech Delivery Management team.

Division

Wealth Management Technology is responsible for the design, development, delivery, and support of the technical solutions behind the products and services used by the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Business. Practice areas include: Analytics, Intelligence, & Data Technology (AIDT), Client Platforms, Core Technology Services (CTS), Financial Advisor Platforms, Global Banking Technology (GBT), Investment Solutions Technology (IST), Institutional Wealth and Corporate Solutions Technology (IWCST), Technology Delivery Management (TDM), User Experience (UX), and the CAO team.

Super Department

The Technology Delivery Management team is responsible for program management, project management and leading execution for various initiatives within MSWM. The team leads critical management efforts related to the complete lifecycle of the programs and projects.

Job Family

This is Vice President position that oversees and leads the execution of multiple projects and/or programs, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives. Includes program management and related project support roles.

What You'll Do In The Role

The ideal candidates will demonstrate knowledge and experience in Agile principles, ceremonies like stand ups, metrics, and be able to track sprint planning, retrospectives and clearly and effectively through the squad’s dashboard report on team/work progress. As the Scrum Master they will also engage with the Agile Coaches to help identify and deliver against training needs to support Agile practices. In addition, play program manager role to drive key initiatives with stakeholders

• Program management key priority initiatives, and coordination with various stakeholder
• Provide leadership and guidance to the team responsible for planning and running technology projects using methodologies such as Agile/Scrum
• Track blockers and facilitate their remediation. Communicate and escalate as required
• Manage sprint planning and execution which includes the management of project progress and provide status and visibility
• Facilitate in release planning and scheduling by providing empirical Scrum team statistics, identifying project dependencies, create burn-down charts and creating velocity forecasts
• Demonstrate leadership and influencing skills in strategic planning, priority setting and alignment of project and work priorities with business strategy.
• Assist in the planning and facilitation of standard meetings to include backlog preparation, iteration planning, retrospectives, iteration reviews and daily stand-ups
• Accountable for producing weekly progress report to Project Stakeholders. Consolidate and analyze the status on financials, deliverables, resource planning, milestones, issues, and risks affecting projects.
• Engage with Fleet Delivery Lead / coach to help identify and deliver against training needs to support Agile best practices.
  
  

What You'll Bring To The Role

• Career experience of 12+ years; 5+ years related project/program management and/or strategic planning/delivery experience. 3-5 years serving as an Agile Scrum Master within high performing, cross functional teams.
• A proven track record of successfully delivering methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile Scrum Frameworks
• Knowledge and/or experience with successful Agile techniques: Test Driven Development (TDD), Business Driven Development (BDD), User Stories, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pair programming and Automated Testing
• Experience in using JIRA (report generation, setting up workflows, creating dashboards, Sprint Agile boards etc.)
• Formal Agile training certification such as Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSMI, ACP-PMI )
• Experience helping Agile teams to establish and adhere to norms and practices
• Experience with both traditional waterfall software development processes and Agile / Scrum methodologies.
• Exceptional people handling skills able to work with all levels within their portfolio
• Ability to conceptualize current requirements against project vision board roadmap
  
  

Good to have skills

• Expertise with an organization that transitioned from Waterfall to Agile, a plus
• Project Management certification (PMP or PRINCE)
• Knowledge of Financial markets, Financial based products and Wealth Management
  
  

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.