Scrum Master

Job Title:- Scrum Master

Location:- Newark, NJ Location is hybrid in Newark (can also consider hybrid in other locations - i.e. Hartford, CT and Portland, ME)

Duration:- 12 Months Contract

Interview process:- Phone followed by Video

Visa - Citizen and Green Card

JOB DESCRIPTION-:

Required:

Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer, or comparable Agile delivery leadership role

Ability to coach others with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization

Experience with agile development methodologies

Knowledge of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business

Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges

Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills

Advanced experience and/or deep expertise with several of the following:

Familiarity and expertise with Agile principles and frameworks, including story writing and estimation, facilitation, and identification and implementation of continuous improvement (CI)

Experience working and proficiency in performing the role of Scrum Master, including on teams charged with highly complex outcomes

Expertise in facilitation and tracking of Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), prioritization, backlog refinement, and specialty workshops.

Proven capabilities in: (i) delivery, (ii) reporting and metrics, (iii) Agile toolchains (Jira, Jira Align, Miro, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Master certification
• Experience in serving as a Scrum Master within the financial services industry on multiple teams

Responsibilities:

As a senior Scrum Master on the GI Product Delivery Journey, you will join a team of change agents who are responsible for coaching, teaching and guiding individuals, bringing to bear agile principles, practices and frameworks to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and experiences to delight our customers!

Partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to improve the development and delivery of Group Insurance products.

Bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact

Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide input and coach team members and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day

Work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.

Ensures the team(s) lives Agile values and principles and follow the processes and practices that they agreed-upon to deliver the committed solutions

Responsible for promoting and supporting Agile principles by helping everyone understand applied theories, practices, rules, and value

True servant leader who serves the team(s) and larger organization

Supports those outside the aligned team(s) to understand which of their interactions with the team(s) are effective and which aren't helps everyone change these interactions to improve the value built by the Agile team

Supports all aspects of risk management and impediment resolution

Operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability