Sr. Scrum Master

GlobalPoint Inc

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 105,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Scrum Master in Atlanta, GA. This full-time role involves leading Agile ceremonies and coaching teams to enhance their Agile practices. The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of experience in Property and Commercial insurance, combined with Scrum Master and SAFe certifications. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills are essential.

Qualifications

5-8 years of Property and Commercial insurance experience.
Certified as a Scrum Master (CSM) & hold SAFe certification.
Experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

Drive process improvements within the product team.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies to keep teams aligned.
Support product owners with backlog management.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Communication

Coaching teams

Job description

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Insurance Client ( Property & casualty insurance )

Atlanta GA and Charlotte -NC can be secondary

3 days office is must

Core Skills -

5-8 years of Property and Commercial insurance experience.

You need to have strong experience with P&C Insurance industry.

You are certified as a Scrum Master (CSM) & hold SAFe certification
You have significant experience as a dedicated Scrum Master, helping development teams apply Agile, Scrum/SAFe & DevSecOps practices
Coaching two Scrum teams to achieve greater Agile maturity while maintaining a sustainable and productive development pace
Facilitating all Agile ceremonies, incl. sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to keep the teams aligned & on track
Participate in Scrum of Scrums and facilitate Program Increment (PI) execution
Work alongside the product owner as a key team leader to proactively identify and resolve potential challenges before they arise
Maintain relevant metrics that report on progress (e.g. burndown charts, defect trends, user story/feature completion rates, capacity, velocity)
Supporting and enabling product owners in managing backlogs, refining user stories, and ensuring priorities are clear to drive successful sprint outcomes, in line with business KPIs
Anticipating and resolving obstacles that hinder progress, enabling your teams to focus on their goals and deliver value consistently
Acting as a change agent, advocating for Agile principles and best practices across teams and the organization. Coaching team towards self-organization within SAFe
Communication: Foster internal team communication by building a trusting and safe environment where the emphasis on problem-solving. Facilitate discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution
Influence stakeholders' including leaders Agile behavior's through direct feedback and guidance
Engage with individual squad members and group to identify opportunities to improve Agile performance and practices and enhance Agile mindset

What is needed to be successful

Strong leadership skills, with a track record of proactively driving process improvements and solving problems for the product team to enhance ability to deliver value
Ability to create value for the product by actively anticipating and resolving issues
You are proficient in Agile methodologies and experienced in proactively identifying and removing roadblocks to help teams maintain and enhance momentum
You are highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to lead Agile ceremonies and track progress metrics (i.e. burndown charts, velocity, and user story completion rates)
You have strong interpersonal and communication skills, enabling you to build trust within teams and facilitate effective collaboration between team members and stakeholders across the business
You are an effective and experienced coach, capable of guiding teams to be self-organizing and achieve their objectives.
You are passionate about Agile and have experience in highly matrixed organizations where influencing without direct authority is key to success
You have been involved with Agile Release Train / acted as a Release Train Engineer
Experience with Artificial intelligence and how it can be applied in insurance and beyond.
You’ll be working alongside talented colleagues, innovating and contributing to projects that will transform how we manage risk and serve our customers.

Seniority level