Overview
Why GM Financial?
GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses.
At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture – an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work – we thrive.
Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters
Responsibilities
About the Role:
The Scrum Master I is a servant leader that supports the development team and product owner to increase business agility and maximize value delivered. As a trusted advisor, this role applies an in-depth knowledge of GM Financial organizational structure, inter-departmental relationships and agile principles to help teams and organizations align strategic objectives to accelerate value delivery.
- Guiding and coaching the Scrum Teams on how to apply agile values and principles, and use the Scrum Framework to delight customers
- Protect the development team from outside influences and remove impediments
- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving
- Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
- Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and ordering the product backlog
- Working closely with the Product Owner to ensure product backlog is visible and prioritized towards business value
- Facilitating various Scrum events such as: Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives
- Empowering the team to be self-organized
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Conform with all company policies and procedures
Qualifications
What Makes You a Dream Candidate?
- Must exhibit strong knowledge of agile frameworks including Scrum
- Demonstrated evidence of a servant leadership mindset
- Proficient in the use of Agile delivery tools such as TFS, Jira, or Azure DevOps
- Demonstrated evidence of continuous learning mindset
- Ability to teach and train on Agile, Scrum, Kanban at a level accessible to beginners and a drive to learn and share her or his knowledge and craft
- A change agent; progressively challenging the team to continuously improve
- Good understanding of product and sprint backlog tracking, burn down metrics, and velocity
- Good negotiation, leadership, and written and verbal communication skills
- Good knowledge, skills, and ability working in a collaborative team environment
- Excellent people skills, with an ability to understand and diverse viewpoints
- High Emotional Intelligence (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills)
- Ability to understand GM Financials business; apply knowledge and critical thinking skills in day-to-day problems and solutions
- Ability to facilitate, coach and guide through influence, inspiration, collaboration and teamwork
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively with others both verbally and in writing
Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s Degree or additional equivalent work or military experience preferred
- 2-4 years working as a project manager or in a similar role leading through influence required
- Scrum Master Certification CSM, or PSM I, or PMI-ACP required
What we offer: 401K, Benefits Effective First Day, Parental leave, Pet insurance and more.
Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture – an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work – we thrive.
Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment – up to 2 days per week in office; possible travel up to 1-2 times per month.
Benefits Package: Generous benefits package
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Salary
The base salary range for this role is: USD $76,400.00 to $141,300.00.
At GM Financial, we strive for transparency in all aspects of our business, including pay equity. This is the GM Financial pay range for this role and job level. The exact salary and compensation will vary based on factors like knowledge, skills, experience, and education.
This role is eligible to participate in a performance-based incentive plan. Full time employees are eligible to participate in health benefits on day one of employment.