GlobalPoint · 5 months ago
Sr. Scrum Master
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expGlobalPoint Inc is a company focused on the property and casualty insurance sector, and they are seeking a Sr. Scrum Master to lead Agile practices within their teams. The role involves coaching Scrum teams, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and driving process improvements to enhance team performance and value delivery.
ConsultingOutsourcing
Responsibilities
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
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
Qualification
Required
5-8 years of Property and Commercial insurance experience
Strong experience with P&C Insurance industry
Certified as a Scrum Master (CSM) & hold SAFe certification
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
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
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
Proficient in Agile methodologies and experienced in proactively identifying and removing roadblocks to help teams maintain and enhance momentum
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)
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, enabling you to build trust within teams and facilitate effective collaboration between team members and stakeholders across the business
Effective and experienced coach, capable of guiding teams to be self-organizing and achieve their objectives
Passionate about Agile and have experience in highly matrixed organizations where influencing without direct authority is key to success
Involved with Agile Release Train / acted as a Release Train Engineer
Preferred
Experience with Artificial intelligence and how it can be applied in insurance and beyond
Company
GlobalPoint
GlobalPoint is a consulting, technology and outsourcing services company.
201-500 employees
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