PGIM Fixed Income Senior Scrum Master - (Job Number

Description



PGIM Fixed Income is a global asset manager offering activesolutions across all fixed income markets. The company has offices in Newark,New Jersey, Amsterdam, London, Tokyo and Singapore. As of March 31, 2020, thefirm has %24868 billion of assets under management including %24348 billion ininstitutional assets, %24174 billion in retail assets, and %24346 billion inproprietary assets. Over 800 institutional asset owners have entrusted PGIMFixed Income with their assets.



Who We Look For:



In PGIM Fixed Income, our technology group is a dynamic,fast-paced environment, with exciting changes on the horizon under new seniorleadership. We are looking for a dynamic, agile-minded Scrum Master to helpdrive a new Agile transformation initiative within our Global technologydivisions. Our ideal candidate will not only act as an instrument of change butwill act as a primary a liaison between business and technology. As a scrummaster, you are a servant leader and coach for your specific agile valuestream team members, helping to facilitate the agile process and remove anyblockers which may be impeding delivery. You are responsible for exhibitingAgile leadership and helping to build a high-performing team. Specifically,you are responsible for teaching and coaching team practices, facilitatingmeetings for your scrum team, helping your scrum team eliminate impediments,facilitating flow of work and driving delivery.If this sounds interesting, then PGIM may be the place for you.



What You Will Do:



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Act as servant leaders to the team inensuring that the highest priority needs of the team are met, impediments areremoved, and the team can operate in a high-performing environment.

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Drive the agile process in the team byleading ceremonies and help to educate the team on scrum ways of working.

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Create and maintain an environment thatenables the delivery team to be successful in realizing committed epics

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Remove impediments for the team byhelping to communicate, coordinate and cooperate with other teams or members ofthe business to resolve critical issues.

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Protect the team from externalinterruptions and distractions that will impede delivery on agreed stories

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Enabling the team to self-organize andself-manage in order to collectively agree how the work will be delivered.

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Lead teams through retrospectives whichdrive meaningful discussion in order to help the team continuously improve.

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Participate in team demonstrations ofthe product to the business in order to gain early feedback and fail-fast onproducts which are in development for them.

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Align with internal & externalpartners to establish a unique organizational Agile transformation.

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Create success criteria, metrics andreporting frameworks for existing and new initiatives.

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Work closely with architects,application developers, testing and support teams to implement Agile practicesthroughout the DevOps pipeline and software development lifecycle.

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Assist in the recruitment and coachingof current and future PM & Scrum Masters.



Primary Location



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5+ years of experience acting as a ScrumMaster or Agile Coach.

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Strong understanding of softwareengineering and development, database management or infrastructure engineering.

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Comfortable leading an organizationthrough major programs of change.

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Hands-on experience in driving an Agileor Quasi-Agile transformation directly within a technology environment.

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Direct previous experience in directingand coaching matrix managed project managers, scrum masters and technologyteams.

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Deep understanding of scaled Agileprinciples.

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SAFe Agile or CSM Certification.

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Investment management and/or financialservices experience.



Job: Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The companys well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudentials businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.



We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.



Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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