Senior Scrum Master

SummaryJoin Aperia Solutions, a leader in SaaS solutions for the Payments and Compliance industries. Aperia is a Texas-based fintech and managed consultancy firm that creates custom SaaS applications and other software-based solutions for the payments, banking, and processing industry. Founded in 1999, Aperia offers business intelligence, risk management, compliance, and customer intelligence platforms. With offices in Dallas, Washington DC, and Vietnam, Aperia is a fast-paced, global organization that strives to improve efficiency in compliance, risk, and customer service operations. Aperia’s clients include banks, processors, payment facilitators, merchant service providers, independent sales organizations, and government entities. A career at Aperia promises a great challenge, culture, and opportunities to forge your own path. Job DescriptionAt Aperia, we rely on a dynamic team of Scrum Masters. We’re seeking a Senior Scrum Master who is ready to work with new technologies and challenges in a forward-thinking organization that’s always pushing boundaries. We also welcome expats who have spent a significant amount of time in Vietnam/HCMC. Core Responsibilities Facilitate Iteration/Scrum and ART events (PI Planning, Daily scrum, Sprint Planning, Review/Demo and Retrospective) Coach the Agile Team in self-organization and cross-functionality Optimize Flow and Team progress through backlog tracking, burn down metrics, velocity… Encourage continual improvement and innovation in the platform and application development process Lean-Agile Champion that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team Be responsible as coordinator and fixer of all issues and ensure that the team can deliver with minimal blockers.  Identify areas of improvement, encourage cross training and automation of manual work. Oversee and provide regular status reporting on Scope, Risk and Schedule Management to assure implementation of approved PRD. Develop a deep knowledge of all aspects of the project, define priorities and effectively manage planning, execution, and monitoring to successful conclusion. Responsible for the overall day to day facilitation of one or more Agile teams and in conjunction with Project management task as assign.  Functional Responsibilities Collaborate closely with product owners, development teams, and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and deliver business value. Lead and Coach employees and stakeholders to understand, enact, and adopt Scrum practices. Work with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of the Teams and ART across in the organization.   Promote a culture of transparency, trust, and collaboration within the team and across the organization. Serve as a Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of projects. Coach the new teams in organizational environments in which Agile is not yet fully adopted and understood. Drive the adoption of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles and practices, enabling successful delivery across multiple teams and projects. Provide leadership and guidance to teams in adopting and optimizing Agile methodologies, tools, and practices.