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The Hartford · 10 hours ago

Senior Scrum Master

positionDanbury, CT
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$109K/yr - $163K/yr
date3+ years exp

The Hartford is an insurance company that goes beyond coverages and policies, aiming to make a difference. They are seeking a Senior Scrum Master to be a servant leader for Scrum teams, leveraging Agile expertise to deliver projects within the Data & Analytics Value stream.

Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceEmployee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance
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Responsibilities

Facilitate all the Agile/SCRUM ceremonies - DSU's, Sprint planning, Sprint reviews, Retrospective/Sprint demos
Partners with the Product Owner, IT Delivery Lead and Business leadership to form execution delivery plans and manage progress and facilitates release planning
Organizes and facilitates ceremonies, identifies improvement opportunities to optimize velocity and quality while mitigating risk
Reports to Release Train Engineer and works closely with the RTE for overall delivery of Agile release train PI objectives
Partners with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the team
Tracks and communicates the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders
Serves as a filter to remove impediments to progress as identified by the team
Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
Motivate the team to be disciplined and accountable for ensuring the Agile tools(Rally/JIRA) hygiene is maintained

Qualification

Agile methodologiesScrum Master certificationAgile metricsSAFe experienceBacklog groomingProgram increment planningData assets knowledgeConflict resolutionProperty & Casualty experienceCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsMentoring skillsAdaptabilitySelf-motivation

Required

3+ years' experience working and managing Agile team structures (Scrum/Kanban). Experience with SAFe is a plus
Strong knowledge and experience working with Agile reports/Metrics
Experience working with PO in backlog grooming/refinements
Experience in participating in Program increment (PI Planning)
Experience in Estimation and Story pointing
Experience in Team Planning- Capacity/velocity
Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills and ability to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams
Ability to adapt to a changing environment
Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
Scrum Master certification preferred

Preferred

Knowledge on Data assets including Snowflake, SQL Server, Tableau, or similar data assets
Property & Casualty insurance industry experience

Benefits

Short-term or annual bonuses
Long-term incentives
On-the-spot recognition

Company

The Hartford

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The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds.
dateFounded in 1810
location
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.thehartford.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
1995-12-15IPO

Leadership Team

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Christopher Swift
Chief Executive Officer
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