Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:

LPL Financial is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to support multiple Agile teams delivering complex software solutions. This role is responsible for facilitating Agile practices, removing impediments, fostering continuous improvement, and enabling teams to deliver high-quality products aligned with business objectives. The Senior Scrum Master serves as a servant leader, coach, and facilitator while partnering closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, and delivery teams.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for multiple Agile teams.
• Coach development teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean practices.
• Identify, track, and remove impediments impacting team delivery and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Promote team self-organization, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support teams in establishing and monitoring Agile metrics, including velocity, lead time, and cycle time.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain a prioritized and well-groomed product backlog aligned with business objectives.
• Serve as a servant leader by protecting teams from disruptions and supporting effective delivery practices.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration across teams, stakeholders, and Agile practitioners.
• Contribute to the evolution and continuous improvement of Agile frameworks, standards, and delivery practices.
• Support Agile scaling efforts across multiple teams, programs, or initiatives when needed.

What Are We Looking For?

We are seeking a professional who is motivated to pursue greatness, consistently act with integrity, is driven to help our clients succeed, believes that teams win together, and strives to create and share joy through collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting software development teams.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) certification.
• Deep understanding of Agile principles and methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Preferences:

• Proven ability to identify and resolve complex impediments and navigate challenging team dynamics.
• Experience with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Rally.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices and modern software engineering methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience within the financial services industry.

Pay Range:

Company Overview:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.

Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum.  During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card.  Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.

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