What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager – Front Office Derivatives Trading Technology #3600839 position at Axiom Path?
Be Part Of A High-Performing Team:
This opportunity supports a front office technology portfolio within a financial services environment focused on capital markets delivery. The organization is advancing its Agile maturity across multiple technology portfolios, including front office, equity portfolio management, and middle/back-office functions. The front office environment works closely with trading and business stakeholders, creating a fast-paced setting where Agile delivery, stakeholder facilitation, resilience, and capital markets fluency are essential.
What's In Store For You:
This is a hybrid opportunity requiring onsite collaboration three days per week. The role offers exposure to a high-visibility front office technology portfolio and the opportunity to help shape Agile delivery practices during an early-stage transformation.
Engagement: W2 only, no C2C/1099.
How You Will Make An Impact
- Lead Scrum delivery for front office capital markets technology teams.
- Partner directly with technology, business, trading-aligned stakeholders, and emerging product teams.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies and delivery conversations with structure, clarity, and accountability.
- Support Agile transformation efforts as the organization matures toward Scaled Agile adoption.
- Improve visibility into delivery progress, blockers, dependencies, risks, and team health.
- Use Jira, Confluence, and related Agile tools to support backlog transparency, sprint execution, reporting, and documentation.
- Bring project management discipline to Agile delivery without becoming a passive status coordinator.
- Help teams operate effectively in a high-pressure front office environment where priorities can shift quickly.
- Support broader alignment between front office priorities and downstream middle/back-office impacts when needed.
Are you a proven Scrum Master with front office capital markets technology experience?
- Senior Scrum Master experience supporting front office capital markets technology teams.
- Strong capital markets background from a recognizable financial services or investment banking environment.
- Experience working directly with trading, business, product, technology, and delivery stakeholders.
- Derivatives, fixed income, rates, FICC, or trading technology exposure strongly preferred.
- Strong Agile transformation experience in teams or organizations with evolving Agile maturity.
- Scaled Agile / SAFe knowledge required; certification strongly preferred based on current intake direction.
- Project management background or delivery ownership experience highly preferred.
- Strong Jira and Confluence experience for delivery tracking, reporting, backlog structure, and team transparency.
- Ability to facilitate conversations, drive alignment, and influence outcomes without simply acting as a middleman.
- Resilient, durable, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a front office environment.
- Comfortable working onsite three days per week.
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and qualifications.
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About us:
Axiom Path is a global solutions provider leveraging AI and pre-built analytics to deliver exceptional services across various domains. Our core values (Accountability, Excellence, Integrity, and Community) guide us in providing optimized results and unparalleled service. We are an equal opportunity employer, a SIA-recognized diversity-owned firm, committed to diversity and inclusion.