Coordinates cross team dependencies with other Scrum master’s and participate in Agile Community of Practice (CoP).
Escalates issues that require executive attention.
Discovers opportunities to support organizational initiatives and develops strategies and programs to promote initiatives.
Participates in the development of programs as a strategic partner that supports the company plan as directed by leadership.
Provides planning, project coordination, and management for the development of organizational initiatives, while concurrently facilitating efficient operations to meet current and future business needs within the organization.
Responsible for balancing workload to optimize the effectiveness of project development and management.
Performs analysis to determine root cause of challenges and provides solutions for improved operational and process performance.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in business or a technical discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering) required.
Continuous learning, as defined by the Company’s learning philosophy, is required.
Certification or progress toward certification (CSM, SSM) is highly preferred and encouraged.
EXPERIENCE
Seven years of progressive responsibility as a scrum master/agile project manager in an insurance environment.
Proven experience as a scrum master on several successful software development projects involving multiple developers is preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS
Clear understanding of one of the agile frameworks and key best practices (Disciplined Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban etc.).
Strong analytical, problem solving and planning skills.
Must demonstrate leadership ability to effectively interact with all levels of management.
Stakeholder Management, Negotiation and Communication skills.
Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
Ability to help manage scrum team backlog and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Rally/Central Agile, Version1, etc.).
Excellent communication, facilitation, and mentoring skills.
Ability to effectively present budgetary and/or cost information and respond to questions as appropriate.
Demonstrable conflict resolution skills.
Demonstrable risk management and mitigation skills.
Knowledge of tools used to assist with scrum team planning (ServiceNow, Jira, Agile Manager, Version1, etc.).
Ability to be flexible as projects are often non-routine and require re-prioritizing of workload.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to perform other assignments as required by senior management.
Knowledge of workers compensations industry preferred.
PAY RANGE
“Actual compensation decision relies on the consideration of internal equity, candidate’s skills and professional experience, geographic location, market and other potential factors. It is not standard practice for an offer to be at or near the top of the range, and therefore a reasonable estimate for this role is between $82,800 and $217,100.”
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment in any form. Candidates for the position stated above are hired on an "at will" basis. Nothing herein is intended to create a contract.
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