Scrum Master (Remote): 24-00199

Scrum Master

Location; Newport Beach, CA or Remote, US

JOB DESCRIPTION

• This role will be aligned to the Enterprise Actuarial Projects PMO organization and the candidate is expected to have hands-on, in-depth experience supporting Actuarial modeling programs / projects.
• Provide day-to-day oversight and project management for actuarial model and data delivery, as well as business testing and adoption activities.
• Perform hands-on project management (PM) and / or scrum master (SM) activities in support of one or more teams.
• Partner with team members and stakeholders to develop and maintain project plans and RAID logs, and raise resource needs.
• Facilitate daily team stand-up meetings for multiple teams, conduct weekly status meetings, and lead ad hoc working group meetings.
• Escalate, track and report on project risks and issues, key decisions, and changes to scope, schedule, and budget via formal change control process.
• Escalate complex problems as appropriate and facilitate the removal of impediments to ensure program teams have what they need to succeed.
• Apply knowledge of PMO tools (e.g., ADO, SmartSheet, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to capture and report on key project metrics utilizing a data driven approach.
• Represent project/team status in weekly stakeholder meetings via formal weekly/monthly project status reports.
• Ensure quality deliverables as well as successful business testing, production readiness, and adoption.
• Develop strong relationships with key project stakeholders from various teams (Actuarial modeling, business, IT) to facilitate cross-functional collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years' experience in program / project management with a demonstrated track record of successfully delivering business value.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
• Financial services experience, with specific experience in Actuarial projects/programs (e.g., GAAP LDTI, Prophet platform implementations, etc.).
• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment within medium to large organizations.
• Ability to oversee multiple teams independently with limited guidance.
• Understanding of platform implementation and integration best practices and systems development lifecycle methodologies.
• Knowledge of needs analysis, process mapping, requirements gathering and solution discovery.
• Experience managing stakeholders and project teams effectively.
• Solid understanding of various project management methodologies and best practices (i.e., Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile, Waterfall, etc.); experience implementing Agile practices and tools and ability to act as scrum master for Agile teams.
• Experience managing quality assurance, regression, user acceptance, and production parallel testing activities, along with defect management / resolution.
• Excellent communication, presentation interpersonal, negotiation, and organizational skills; demonstrated professional acumen.
• Team player focused on collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Self-starter with sound judgment and decision-making skills and an analytical, data-driven mindset.
• Proficient in common project management tools including – MS Project, Smartsheet, JIRA, ADO, MS PowerPoint, Excel.
• Preferred Skills / Experience:
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • One or more additional relevant Agile certifications – e.g., SAFe, RTE, etc.
  • Experience supporting Life Insurance and Annuity business areas.
  • Experience with solutions delivered via Prophet platform (actuarial models) and/or Snowflake (data delivery).