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SR CONSULTING MANAGER - SCRUM MASTER WITH SAFE -RTE EXPERIENCE

Cognizant North America
United States, D.C., Washington
655 15th Street Northwest (Show on map)
Apr 02, 2025
Sr consulting manager - Scrum Master with SAFe -RTE experience banking & financial services Washington, united states ABOUT US Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com. COGNIZANT CONSULTING Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide several Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we're growing! The Role Our BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSULTING PRACTICE group is looking for a Scrum Master with specific experience in SAFe to join our journey We're looking for Sr. Consulting Managers who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a Sr. Consulting Manager, this means leading a team of Consultants through a client-facing engagement, managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training materials; and contributing to People Care initiatives, recruiting, and mentoring. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below. Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now! Responsibilities * You will facilitate team events support Agile Release Trains ARTs and help the team deliver high quality products * Strong understanding of SAFe Scrum Agile methodologies and related frameworks Excellent communication * Facilitate SAFe Events Organize and lead daily standups sprint planning sprint reviews retrospectives and PI Program Increment planning * Coach Team Members Educate the team on Scrum Kanban Extreme Programming XP and SAFe practices fostering a culture of continuous improvement * Remove Obstacles Identify and eliminate impediments that hinder the team's progress * Support ARTs Assist in coordinating and participating in Agile Release Train events ensuring alignment and collaboration across teams * Manage Backlogs Collaborate with Product Owners to maintain and prioritize the product backlog * Ensure Quality Promote built in quality practices and ensure adherence to quality standards * Promote Continuous Improvement Encourage a culture of learning and adaptation facilitating team dynamics and continuous flow Candidate should be willing to relocate work from HQ Conduct recruitment activities, support onboarding, contribute or conduct performance reviews, lead career growth discussions with Business Analysts, Consultants, and Senior Consultants. Qualifications * Minimum 12 years of experience * Should have hands on working experience as a SAFe RTE and certified in SAFe * Proven experience as a Scrum Master with specific experience in SAFe * Strong understanding of SAFe Scrum Agile methodologies and related frameworks Excellent communication The ability to set and manage multiple project plans for a single client; a command of project management principles and a track record of applying them to drive transformation successfully. Experience leading technical and non-technical initiatives; previous experience coordinating workstreams in multi-team projects, ideally using an onsite / offshore model Leadership skills that bring out the best in others; the ability to oversee multiple Consultants and non-consultants who are working toward a common goal - the best possible outcome for a client A desire to work with enterprise-level clients and the ability to manage through complexity * Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant's Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way. Work Authorization * Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)