Senior Agile Scrum Master and Team Coach

AF Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

AF Group seeks a Scrum Master to coach, guide and facilitate an energetic team within our SDLC framework. You will align with product delivery, product management and senior leadership to ensure quality delivery and remove blockers.

You will lead agile ceremonies, foster self-organizing teams, manage backlogs with the Product Manager, and report metrics while collaborating across teams and communities of practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical discipline (CS, IS, Engineering) required.
• Seven years of progressive responsibility as a scrum master/agile PM in an insurance environment.
• Proven experience as a scrum master on multiple software development projects.
• Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Disciplined Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Leads one or more agile teams as the scrum master and team member.
• Facilitates sprint planning, daily standups, sprint demos, and retrospectives.
• Maintains a robust, prioritized backlog with Product Manager & Product Owner.
• Coordinates cross-team dependencies and participates in Agile Community of Practice.
• Escalates issues that require executive attention.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technical discipline

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Rally/Central Agile

VersionOne

Job description

AF Group seeks a Scrum Master to coach, guide and facilitate an energetic team within our SDLC framework. You will align with product delivery, product management and senior leadership to ensure quality delivery and remove blockers.

You will lead agile ceremonies, foster self-organizing teams, manage backlogs with the Product Manager, and report metrics while collaborating across teams and communities of practice.