POSITION DESCRIPTION Scrum Master EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in business or a technical discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering) required. Continuous learning, as defined by the Company’s learning philosophy, is required.

EXPERIENCE:

Ten years of progressive responsibility as a scrum master/agile project manager in an insurance environment. Proven experience as a scrum master on several successful software development projects involving multiple developers is preferred.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES (SKA) REQUIRED:

•       Clear understanding of one of the agile frameworks and key best practices (Disciplined Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban etc.)

•       Knowledge of Spotify model is preferred.

•       Should have experience in .NET.

•       Should be familiar with various Agile estimation techniques.

•       Should be familiar with scrum ceremonies.

•       Should have knowledge of agile metrics.

•       Should have prior experience managing onshore offshore model.

•       Should have experience managing medium to large development teams.

•       Should have good people management skills.

•       Strong analytical, problem solving and planning skills.

•       Must demonstrate leadership ability to effectively interact with all levels of management.

•       Stakeholder Management, Negotiation and Communication skills.

•       Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.

•       Ability to help manage scrum team backlog and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Rally/Central Agile, Version1, etc.).

•       Excellent communication, facilitation, and mentoring skills.

•       Ability to effectively present budgetary and/or cost information and respond to questions as appropriate.

•       Demonstrable conflict resolution skills.

•       Demonstrable risk management and mitigation skills.

•       Knowledge of tools used to assist with scrum team planning (ServiceNow, Jira, Agile Manager, Version1, etc.).

•       Ability to be flexible as projects are often non-routine and require re-prioritizing of workload.

•       Ability to maintain confidentiality.

•       Ability to perform other assignments as required by senior management.