Asset & Wealth ManagementScrum Master EngineerAssociateAlbany

Job Description: The mission of the Agile team is increasing the value, transparency, and happiness of software delivery teams through Agile and related practices. We coach individuals, teams and programs. This forward-looking group defines scaling practices, team-level best practices, tooling, and reporting, and will always be on the front line of agility within the firm. As a member of Agile, this Associate-level Scrum Master will help drive the success of individual teams while working with senior Agile professionals as a custodian for continuous improvement in how delivery teams become high-performing teams that consistently deliver customer value. You Will: Facilitate and support Agile events including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint RetrospectiveInfluence team behavior towards continuous improvement through effective communication, ensuring alignment with organizational goalsCoach engineers, designers, product owners and subject matter experts in Agile practices, values and principlesEnsure Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelinesGuide team members in story writing and refinement, backlog maintenance, prioritization and planning. Facilitating creation and prioritization of program-level feature and architectural backlogsCoach developer, designer and product team members in Agile practices, values and principlesWork with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the roleTrack and remove impediments, and guide the team to remove impediments Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry experienceExemplifies and promotes Agile values and principlesExcellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skillsKnowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. SAFe, Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practicesComfortable with Scrum concepts like refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniquesPlanning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams Preferred QualificationsFamiliarity with Atlassian JIRA3 years of product or project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experienceExperience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved.Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Salary Range The expected base salary for this Alba