Scrum Master Project Manager

Alec miniero

New York, NY 516-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Scrum Master Agile Delivery Market Risk Data-Driven Execution

Professional Profile

Versatile Project Manager and Scrum Master with over 12 years of experience leading cross-functional Agile initiatives in financial services and IT environments. Proven ability to deliver capital markets projects, drive sprint planning, write user stories with strong acceptance criteria, and align stakeholders through KPI tracking, ETL/data warehouse oversight, and JIRA/Confluence administration. Adept at managing project lifecycles across market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk domains. Recognized for fostering continuous improvement, eliminating roadblocks, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and platform standards.

Areas of Expertise

Agile Frameworks • Capital Markets Projects • Market, Credit & Liquidity Risk Concepts • Scrum Ceremonies • Sprint Planning & Retrospectives • JIRA/Confluence Management • User Stories & Acceptance Criteria • Data Warehousing & ETL Workflows • Stakeholder Collaboration • Cross-Functional Leadership • KPI & Excel Reporting • Risk & Compliance Projects • IT Project Coordination • Product Backlog Management • Team Coaching & Agile Enablement

Technical Tools: SQL • HTML • API Integrations • Microsoft Office Suite • Microsoft Project • Sharepoint • Netsuite/OpenAir • Visio • Tableau • Data Visualization • Google Suite • Trados Studio • MultiTrans • XTM • XTRF • Atlas • Plunet • GlobalLink • CRM & WMS Platforms

Project Management Platforms: Asana • Monday.com • Airtable • Smartsheet • Trello • Jira • Wrike • Confluence • ClickUp • Zoho CRM • Salesforce • Notion • Basecamp • Microsoft Project • Slack • Zoom

AI & Creative Tools: Canva • Figma • Visual Studio • ChatGPT • MidJourney • DeepSeek • Stable Diffusion • Jasper • DALL-E • Claude • Mailchimp • Eventbrite •

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing/Literature Goddard College, Vermont, VT

• Certifications: Google Data Analytics, Google Cyber Security, TRADOS Studio Levels 1-3, ChatGPT, MidJourney, DeepSeek, Stable Diffusion, Jasper, DALL-E, Claude

Professional Experience

RWS New York, NY 2023 - 2025

Senior Project Manager

Served as Scrum Master for capital markets projects supporting risk analysis and compliance, leading Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.

Authored user stories and acceptance criteria in JIRA aligned to Market Risk and Credit Risk system upgrades.

Managed backlog grooming, sprint forecasting, and KPI dashboards via JIRA and Confluence, enhancing team velocity tracking by 30%.

Collaborated with data teams on ETL pipelines and DWH integrations, supporting accurate delivery of financial data across reporting layers.

Produced Excel-based reporting for senior leadership, highlighting key metrics across release scope, blockers, and data gaps.

Coached Agile team members on continuous improvement, improving cross-functional communication and reducing issue resolution time by 25%.

Partnered with external agencies and internal QA teams to ensure compliance with platform, legal, and data security standards.

SDL* New York, NY 2014 – 2023

Senior Project Manager

Directed multiple Agile workstreams for SaaS and capital markets clients, managing risk-related data compliance initiatives across international teams.

Facilitated scrum ceremonies for 2–3 product squads, supporting project scope planning and aligning timelines across engineering and QA functions.

Built and maintained Confluence project documentation, ensuring consistent visibility into sprint progress, team objectives, and impediments.

Supported Market Risk reporting enhancements through user story development and JIRA board administration, including dashboards and workflows.

Conducted impact assessments on ETL updates for risk data pipelines, resolving data validation issues and maintaining audit-ready data flow.

Tracked KPIs for leadership via Excel and Tableau, translating technical metrics into strategic insights to guide backlog prioritization.

Other Experience

Project manager, ALANGUAGEBANK 2013-2014

Oversaw remote vendor coordination and process documentation for globally distributed language service projects.

ESL Instructor, various educational facilities, republic of korea 2008 – 2013

Taught in international school environments—honing cross-cultural facilitation and remote team communication.

SUNY PURCHASE LEARNING CENTER 2002 – 2003

Provided structured mentorship and academic coaching in small-group settings.

PERFORMANCE ARTIST OF THE GREATER NYC AREA – STAND-UP, SPOKEN WORD, MUSIC 2004 – PRESENT

Produced and led collaborative events—strengthening presentation skills and diverse audience communication.

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