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At Gesa, we believe in the power of our people. Coming from all walks of life, our team members’ individual stories and unique experiences are our most valuable asset. But it is how we come together, igniting our collective compassion and commitment to empowering our communities, that makes us succeed. Because we know we go further when we go together.

Here you can join a team who is passionate about serving others, has a desire to do good, and shares a deep love of people. You can engage in meaningful work that impacts your community. You can challenge yourself and grow in your career. And you can rest assured that your wellbeing and prosperity are our priority.

Get to know us: About - Gesa Credit Union

Role Summary:

The Scrum Master/Agile coach at GESA credit Union will be responsible for managing and coordinating the Software Development Agile Scrums. This individual will be responsible for running daily standups, coordinating backlog grooming sessions, coordinating sprint planning meetings, and running sprint retrospectives. This individual will also work closely with Product Owners to ensure that User Stories and other features are delivered on time. This individual will also work to coach others on agile best practice and be a champion for agile principles in the organization.

What You Will Be Doing:

1. Work with Project Managers, Product Owners, Business Owners, and others to ensure that the product backlogs are kept up to date.
2. Lead at least one Product’s Agile Sprint ceremonies, such as daily standups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives.
3. Coach others in the organization about Agile best practices.
4. Proactively address and resolve impediments, conflicts, and issues to ensure smooth project delivery.
5. Collaborate with Product Owners and other stakeholders to assist in the identification and prioritization of features and enablers for upcoming sprints.
6. Maintain knowledge of current and evolving technology, evaluate changes in or new technology, and provide management with information relevant to new technologies (hardware, software, or services) that could be beneficial.
7. Complete work accurately and on time.
8. Effectively analyzes and leverages empirical data (i.e., metrics) to continuously improve quality, transparency, delivery predictability, and organizational decision-making.
9. Conducts periodic maturity assessments to identify leading practices and opportunity areas to support the continued growth of a team.
10. Coordinate with the other managers and team leads to ensure proper resource allocation to each sprint.
11. Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

*The Scrum Master position has the ability to work fully remote from Washington, Oregon or Idaho.*

About You:

1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
2. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, troubleshooting skills, and problem-solving skills.
3. Experience in an agile and scrum environment.
4. Experience writing user stories for developers.
5. Ability to analyze information and recommend achievable process improvements to management.
6. Self-motivated and able to organize, prioritize and manage multiple complex tasks.
7. Run Multiple scrum teams simultaneously.
8. Ability to identify and solve problems that arise during the Scrum process and facilitate problem-solving within the team.
9. Ability to mentor and lead others.
10. Must be familiar with best practices for writing user stories.
11. Must be familiar with a work management tool like AzureDevOps.
12. Familiar with PowerBI or similar reporting software.
13. Experience with GIT source control.

Qualifications

What You Will Need:

1. Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent of specialized courses, training, and/or directly related experience may be substituted.
2. A minimum of five years of experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment.
3. Experience managing more than two scrum teams.
4. Knowledge of the Financial Industry, products, and services. Credit Union experience preferred.
5. Ability to travel to complete assigned responsibilities and attend professional seminars and education as approved.

Our Team Member Value Proposition:

In exchange for bringing your talent to Gesa, here are a just a few of the benefits and perks we offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 20 days/year of Paid Time Off – Plus 10 Paid Holidays!
• 401(k) Match
• Incentive Program
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Time Off to Volunteer in the Community
• Product discounts
• Engaging Work Environment
• Rewards and Recognition Programs

Salary Range:

$86,586.54 - $129,879.81

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact the HR Department at (509) 378-3100 or hrmail@gesa.com to request an accommodation.

Gesa Credit Union reserves the right to revise or change the job description as the need arises. This job description is not all inclusive of total job responsibilities nor does it constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

Selected candidate(s) must be able to pass a pre-employment credit/background check.

Gesa Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strong advocate of workforce diversity. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Equal Employment Opportunity (gesa.com)