Lead Scrum Master & Agile Delivery Coach

CVS Health; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 83,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Scrum-focused professional to coach teams and promote agile practices across projects in Topeka, Kansas. You will support product owners, plan budgets and resources, and forecast capacity for future releases within a large health-care context.

The role emphasizes collaboration, growth mindset, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring effective backlog management and user story refinement.

Qualifications

• Required: 5-7 years work experience.
• Adept at problem solving and decision making skills.
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork.
• Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills.
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills.

Responsibilities

• Coaches scrum masters and product owners on agile principles, values, and best practices for project/product management.
• Develops the budgets and resource planning strategy with consideration for team velocity, historical data, and limitations.
• Determines the amount of work that can be completed within proposed projects timelines.
• Ensures that risk assessments include risks identification, mitigation strategies, and contingency plans for scrum projects.
• Establishes scrum processes and procedures for backlog management, prioritization techniques, and user story refinement.
• Forecasts team capacity and delivery potential for future projects to set realistic expectations for product releases.
• Helps establish and implement a common language and framework for team collaboration.
• Improves team capacity and investigates potential bottlenecks to determine how to proactively address issues before they arise.
• Integrates the concepts of adaptability, transparency, and customer collaboration into department processes to promote a culture of continuous learning and experimentation.

Skills

Problem solving

Collaboration

Growth mindset

Execution & delivery

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Scrum-focused professional to coach teams and promote agile practices across projects in Topeka, Kansas. You will support product owners, plan budgets and resources, and forecast capacity for future releases within a large health-care context.

The role emphasizes collaboration, growth mindset, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring effective backlog management and user story refinement.