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The Hartford · 14 hours ago

Senior Scrum Master

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$109K/yr - $163K/yr

2+ years exp

The Hartford is an insurance company focused on making a difference and providing opportunities for growth. They are seeking a Senior Scrum Master to support and facilitate multiple Scrum Teams, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and driving strategic agendas within the Small Commercial line of Business.

Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceEmployee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Supports and facilitates 2 or more Scrum Teams in various functions by fostering Agile values and practices

Ensures team adherence to Agile principles. Provides coaching to the Scrum Teams on how to execute the Scrum framework

Acts as a role model for servant leadership

Organizes and facilitates ceremonies, identifies improvement opportunities to optimize velocity and quality while mitigating risk

Tracks and communicates the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders

Partners with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the teams. Facilitate team for better creativity, drive innovation and tries to improve the efficiency of the development teams

Support Release Train Engineer along with IT and business teams to drive strategic agendas. Arranges daily stand-up meetings, facilitates/schedules meetings, demo and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process. Matrix reporting, provides coaching/feedback to ensure team success

Partners with Release Train Engineer on financial & time management for Agile release train

Qualification

Scrum Master certificationAgile principles experienceAWS Cloud PractitionerServant leadershipAgile techniques knowledgeCommunication skillsProblem solving skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I)

Experience in the Scrum Master role for at least two years for a software development team that was diligently applying Agile principles, practices, and theory

Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency

Must be a dynamic and self-starting individual who is able to work independently or as part of a team with minimal guidance and direction

Must be able to effectively prioritize and assign work in order to meet deadlines

Must be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical users at all levels of an Organization

Must demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and mentoring

Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present confidently before a large audience

Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills

Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

Preferred

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification is a plus

Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games is a plus

Commercial Insurance Experience preferred