Description

Location: On site in Memphis, TN, Maryville, TN, Birmingham, AL, Lafayette, LA, New Orleans, LA, Charlotte, NC, or Raleigh, NC,

No Visa sponsorship or transfers are available for this position

Job Summary

Scrum Master (SM) promotes the agile mindset in agile teams, challenging and removing organizational and cultural impediments. SM guides teams in discovery and learning. In certain situations, SM helps a team through change, helping identify and attack organizational impediments which limit team productivity and quality and defining transformation vision and goal. At the team level, the SM helps the teams form, storm, norm, and perform while shielding the team from external distractions. SM Serves as the servant leader for the team to ensure clear communication and organization of the team and facilitates the core scrum ceremonies and practices.

Key responsibilities

• Guides the team and organization on how to use scrum & Agile practices and methodologies

• Oversees agile process and coaches the team; facilitates transparency, inspection, and adaptation

• Leads daily scrum, sprint review, and planning meetings in a way that ensures full team engagement

• Supports Product Owner on release planning

• Removes impediments (e.g., cultural barriers, logistic challenges)

• Fosters close cooperation across all team members and encourages cross-training and support for each other

• Shields the team from external interference and ensures the team is fully functional and productive

• Builds a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of punishment

• Implements consistent processes and tools for program management— e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira

• Aggregates agile team objectives and progress and publishes to business and all team members to ensure visibility and transparency

• Removes impediments (particularly those escalated by their team) through provision of appropriate resources, guidance, and escalation

• Liaises with product owner and application architect to ensure alignment on strategy and execution

Education

• Bachelor degree and / or equivalent work experience

• Degree in computer science or engineering (preferred)

Minimum experience

• Experience in Agile or iterative development / certification

• Preference for a candidate with relevant domains / products / journeys experience

Domain expertise

• Ability to coach team on new development practices

• Experience using Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, LeanKit

About Us

First Horizon is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. With $81.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2023, we serve clients through a team of approximately 7,300 associates and 418 banking centers throughout the southeastern United States. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation’s best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank.

Benefit Highlights

• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision

• HSA with company match

• Maternity and parental leave

• Tuition reimbursement

• Mentor program

• 401(k) with 6% match

• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits

Corporate Diversity Commitment:

We remain committed to creating a more equitable society, and that starts with our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. We do this by elevating equity, providing capital and counsel, and committing to excellence in everything we do.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)