Senior Scrum Master & Agile Delivery Lead

CVS Health; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Scrum Master to facilitate agile ceremonies, coach teams, and remove impediments. The role focuses on enabling product owners and teams to deliver value through a robust Scrum framework on a full-time, on-site basis in the United States.

The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement, manage capacity and risks, and foster collaboration across departments, prioritizing safety and quality in all activities.

Qualifications

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

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

Scrum Master

Agile principles

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Decision making

Execution and delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) preferred

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Scrum Master to facilitate agile ceremonies, coach teams, and remove impediments. The role focuses on enabling product owners and teams to deliver value through a robust Scrum framework on a full-time, on-site basis in the United States.

The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement, manage capacity and risks, and foster collaboration across departments, prioritizing safety and quality in all activities.