Associate Principal, IT Governance: Scrum / Agile

What You'll Do:

This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining agile and business systems data governance policies, procedures, and standards.  The role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish governance metrics that support compliance with governance policies and guidelines. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Work with a team to develop and execute a comprehensive product strategy aligned with company goals and objectives.

• Support the Product Owner, especially with respect to story refinement and product backlog maintenance.

• Act as a point of contact for stakeholders regarding the product backlog and product development  

• Elicit, interpret, lead requirement workshop discussions with stakeholders and/or product owners; assist in the development of backlog items and acceptance criteria.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure that they are reflected in the product backlog.

• Assist and or directly facilitate product demo sessions to key stakeholders and business users.

• Drive or coordinate preparation of presentation materials and reports.

• Drive efforts to guide and coach delivery teams to self-organize and achieve objectives, without assigning or dictating the work

• Contribute to a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised and resolved

• Participate in and lead regular assessments of Agile Maturity and use the results to guide improved performance though product enhancements or reporting.

• Drive internal and external communication, improving transparency, and information radiation

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks using Agile best practices and project data

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Yes, matrixed

Qualifications:

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• [Required] Good understanding of Agile product management methodologies, product lifecycle and product development processes.

• [Required] Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills 

• [Required] Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, including ability to interact effectively with peers, all levels of management, regulators and member firms 

• [Required] Ability to work effectively with and lead cross-functional teams 

• [Required] Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

• [Required] Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts, and prepare and present concise oral and written reports 

• [Required] Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously 

• [Required] Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

• [Required] Must be able to work under deadlines and manage multiple tasks 

• [Required] Self-directed; Ability to work both independently with minimal direction or oversight in a team-oriented, collaborative environment 

• [Required] Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary

• [Required] Understands Agile values and principles and can guide and coach teams, and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices

• [Required] Ability to work under minimal supervision

• [Required] Demonstrated experience and success with organizational process design and implementation

• [Required] Understands backlog tracking, Scrum and Kanban based metrics

• [Preferred] Experience in running demos and retrospectives

• [Required] Demonstrate sound judgment and strong reasoning skills as well as good analytical and problem-solving abilities

• [Required] Ability to review large amounts of data and analyze and spot trends and provide analysis and insights

• [Required] Experience consolidating data from multiple data sources

Technical Skills:

• [Required] Experience with Agile PLM tools like JIRA, Portfolio for JIRA, Rally, VersionOne, etc.

• [Required] Proven ability to work with toolsets including, but not limited to Jira, MS Project, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, and PowerPoint

• [Required] Basic understanding of IT infrastructure and IT systems design

• [Required] Familiarity within a ticketing system such as ServiceNow

Education and/or Experience:

• [Required] bachelor’s degree in information technology or 4+ years equivalent work experience

• [Required] Strong understanding of general Business Systems Governance

• [Preferred] Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum principles and practices

• [Preferred] 1+ year of experience with JIRA, Tableau or Alteryx

• [Required] Ability to anticipate issues based on experience to help the team avoid or resolve the issues

• [Preferred] Experience working in the financial services industry 

Certificates or Licenses:

• [Preferred] Scrum Master Certified preferred

• [Preferred] ITIL Foundations certification preferred

• [Preferred] PMP certified preferred

About Us

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

Benefits

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

• A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
• Generous PTO and Parental leave
• 401k Employer Match
• Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

• The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
• In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers
• All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.

Salary Range

Incentive Range

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award, for which the target range is listed above (see Incentive Range). The amount of such award, if any, will be based on various factors, including without limitation, both individual and company performance.

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Step 3
If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location. 

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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer