Scrum Master for Guidewire ClaimCenter | Agile Leader

AF Group; Jackson (MS); Presencial; USD 83 000 - 217 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

AF Group seeks a Scrum Master to coach and guide agile teams, bridging product delivery with management while ensuring quality delivery of software and services. The role leads sprint ceremonies and helps maintain a robust backlog in partnership with Product Managers, enabling efficient, self-organizing teams.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in agile frameworks, excellent communication and leadership skills, and a track record of removing blockers to keep projects on track within a

Qualificações

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• Leads one or more agile teams as the scrum master and team member.
• Employs best practices for agile/scrum methodology, while operating within the department's overall SDLC Framework.
• Works collaboratively with the product managers and team members to give input and support to the strategic direction of the initiative.
• Motivates and supports team members and ensures they have the tools and knowledge to do their jobs and that all blocking issues are resolved quickly.
• Creates self-organizing agile teams and facilitates the delegation of tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members.
• Acts as moderator for sprint planning, daily standups, sprint demos, and refactoring/reflection sessions.
• In partnership with the Product manager & Product Owner ensure a robust, prioritized backlog is available.
• Supports Product Manager in understanding and communicating team effectiveness and performance.
• Communicates team status to all internal stakeholders and continuously refines/improves metrics by working with the team.
• 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.

Conhecimentos

Disciplined Agile

SAFe

Scrum

Kanban

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in business or a technical discipline

Ferramentas

Jira

ServiceNow

Rally/Central Agile

VersionOne

Agile Manager

Descrição da oferta de emprego

AF Group seeks a Scrum Master to coach and guide agile teams, bridging product delivery with management while ensuring quality delivery of software and services. The role leads sprint ceremonies and helps maintain a robust backlog in partnership with Product Managers, enabling efficient, self-organizing teams.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in agile frameworks, excellent communication and leadership skills, and a track record of removing blockers to keep projects on track within a