Scrum Master (Remote) - Analytic Search Group : Job Details

Job Description Global Property and Casualty Provider seeks an experienced Scrum Master. In this role, you will be instrumental in building high-performing teams from the ground up. As a Scrum Master, you will mentor your teams to embrace agile principles and practices, with a strong emphasis on establishing fundamental agile ceremonies and practices that drive efficiency and predictability, such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives. Responsibilities:

• Build robust agile and team practices from the ground up with matrixed teams. Partner with other Scrum Masters to ensure strong and aligned practices across the organization.

• Champion agile principles and practices, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities. Ensure the team is hitting target deliveries and creating predictable velocity.

• Create and facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Ensure effective communication, collaboration, and alignment within the team.

• Proactively remove impediments for the team, fostering an environment conducive to collaboration and productivity. Ensure a smooth and efficient development process.

• Collaborate with the development team to resolve impediments and ensure smooth sprint execution.

• Facilitate team discussions and decision-making processes, empowering the team to be self-organized and manage issues, risks, and dependencies.

• Actively participate in sprint reviews and retrospectives to assess progress, gather feedback, and identify areas for improvement in both the product and process.

• Track and report the team's progress, identify risks, and escalate issues as needed to ensure timely delivery of features/work. Utilize team metrics and reports such as velocity or burn-up charts.

• Use team metrics to drive improvements. Analyze data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance team performance. Implement strategies based on metrics to optimize productivity and efficiency.

• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to help prioritize work in a way that aligns with dependencies and objectives.

• Solicit feedback from stakeholders and customers to inform product decisions and enhancements, fostering a customer-centric approach.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile software development environment.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills to manage scrum teams.
• Negotiation skills needed to effectively remove blockers that prevent teams from delivering.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and frameworks, particularly Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience managing Agile teams compromised of FTE's and offshore consultants.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and strategically.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification is required. Advanced certifications (e.g., CSP, SAFe) are a plus.
• 3+ years of Commercial Property & Casualty insurance products and processes experience.
• Bachelor's Degree (relevant to insurance, IT or MIS) or comparable work experience.

* This position requires the indivdual be either a US citizen or green card holder. **