Manager - Scrum Master

CVS Health

1d•Remote

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary The Scrum Master will be responsible for operating an agile based SDLC for a project or application/domain team consisting of development and business resources in an implementation of large, complex technology and business-oriented projects. They will also be responsible for the coaching/mentoring of existing development & business managers/leads on this methodology as it is implemented and used during the project development life cycle.

Requirements

3-5+ years of work experience
2-5+ years of experience as Scrum Master
Adept at problem solving and decision-making skills
Adept at collaboration, communication and teamwork
Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills
Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
Scrum Master Certification

Nice To Haves

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) preferred.
Experience in Healthcare industry
Understanding of software development
Scrum Master experience with teams working on complex large-scale applications
Experience with Agile collaboration tools such as CA Rally, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, etc.
Understanding of resource allocations, forecasting, and budgeting

Responsibilities

Counsel scrum teams on agile principles and values to support self-organization, continuous learning, and continuous improvement with assistance from more senior SM's if necessary.
Interpret the agile metrics and reporting framework in order to track and report key information and monitor team progress.
Utilize Agile tools for managing day to day scrum activities
Develop actionable insights from analytics and reports on team productivity, velocity, and quality.
Develop the stakeholder communication strategy to gather and incorporate feedback into process improvements.
Handle various responsibilities to facilitate the scrum process and support the scrum team.
Implement sharing and documentation systems to facilitate sharing through wikis, documentation platforms, or knowledge management tools.
Coach team members on agile values, principles, and practices to help stakeholders and product owners understand the benefits of adopting an agile mindset with assistance from more senior SM's if necessary.
Interface with teams, stakeholders, and external stakeholders to serve as a buffer to potential obstacles.