Scrum Master - IntelliScript (Remote)

What We Do

Milliman IntelliScript is a group of a few hundred experts in fields ranging from actuarial science to information technology to clinical practice. Together, we develop and deploy category-defining, data-driven, software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for a broad spectrum of insurance, health IT and life sciences clients. We are a business unit within Milliman, Inc., a respected consultancy with offices around the world.

Candidates who have their pick of jobs are drawn to IntelliScript's entrepreneurial and collaborative culture of innovation, excellence, exceptional customer service, balance, and transparency. Every single person has a voice in our company, and we challenge each other to push the outer limits of our full, diverse potential. And, we've shown sustained growth that ensures you'll have room to grow your skillset, responsibilities, and career.

Our team is smart, down-to-earth, and ready to listen to your best ideas. We reward excellence and offer competitive compensation and benefits. Visit our LinkedIn page for a closer look at our company, and learn more about our cultural values here.

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What this position entails

IntelliScript's Information Technology has been a key part of our success and is critical to our future. The Scrum Master will lead cross-functional teams through the software development lifecycle, remove roadblocks to progress, and ensure agile principles and best practices are followed. We are looking for someone that helps our teams stay focused, meet deadlines, and continuously improve the team's ability to deliver exceptional software. The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, enjoys problem solving, loves coaching teams through the software development lifecycle, and is excited to contribute to an innovative environment.

What you will be doing

• Provide guidance on Agile practices, facilitating continuous improvement, and ensuring success delivery of projects aligned with organizational goals
• Track team capacity and velocity, collaborate through ART syncs, backlog refinement, PI planning, team stand ups, etc., within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Ensure team members understand project objectives, focusing on cross-functional accountability, teamwork, and iterative progress toward well-defined goals
• Provide coaching and thought leadership of Agile principles for the development team and product owners
• Consistently knowledge sharing on best practices and ways to improve product delivery across teams
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and activities for multiple teams in support of delivery across the organization
• Identify and mitigate any external dependencies, risks, and impediments

What we need

• 2-5 years of relevant experience
• Firm understanding of the software development lifecycle and scrum principles
• Experience with sprint planning, facilitating daily standups, leading scrum ceremonies, and backlog grooming
• Prior experience with Agile technologies, tools, and working on an Agile team
• Proven experience ensuring successful delivery of projects that are aligned with organizational goals
• Excellent communicator with a passion for problem solving and removing roadblocks
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence leaders at all levels
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks

What you bring to the table

• Coach, mentor, and motivate others to meet the organization's goals
• Contribute to an inclusive and positive team environment that fosters positive and constructive feedback, recognition, leadership, and personal and professional development
• Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach to generate sensible, realistic, practical solutions to problems
• Verifies details, ensure there are no surprises or gaps in needed information
• Generates new approaches to problems or innovations to established approaches; think and look outside the box
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate information using a variety of proven methods and techniques
• Identifies a problem, obstacle, or opportunity and takes appropriate action to address current or future problems or opportunities; begin and follow through with a plan or task
• Detail oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Wish list

• Continued education and/or advanced degree(s)
• Certified Scrum Master
• Experience as a Scrum Master within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Experience in environments subject to HIPAA and/or PCI regulations
• Technology delivery experience

Location

The expected application deadline for this job is March 14, 2025. This position is open to remote work. Applicants must be willing to travel to the Milliman office in Brookfield, WI for quarterly PI Planning meetings.

The salary range is $79,000 to $177,000, depending on relevant factors, including but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, location, etc. If relevant experience is less than 5 years the range would be $79,000 to $161,000; for experience of greater than 5 years, the range would be $87,000 to $177,00. In addition, we offer a performance-based bonus plan, prot sharing, and generous benets.

Milliman Benefits

At Milliman, we focus on creating an environment that recognizes - and meets - the personal and professional needs of the individual and their family. We offer competitive benefits which include the following based on plan eligibility:

• A 401(k) plan with matching program, and profit-sharing contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason; full-time employees will accrue 15 days of PTO per year, and employees working less than a full-time schedule will accrue PTO at a prorated amount based on hours worked
• Family building benefits, including adoption and fertility assistance and paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for employees who have worked for Milliman for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the preceding 12-month period
• Commuter Program, which allows you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for your parking or public transit expenses to get to and from work. You may utilize this benefit any time throughout the year and funds will be available the first of the month following your first contribution.
• A minimum of ten paid holidays
• Milliman covers 100% of the premiums for life insurance, AD&D, and both short-term and long-term disability coverage

• Flexible spending accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for dependent care, transportation, and applicable medical needs
• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.