Scrum Master I

CoBank•Greenwood Village, CO

2h•$86,961 - $120,919•Hybrid

About The Position

Ensures the success of CoBank's business outcomes and priorities. Supports multiple scrum teams and acts as a buffer between the scrum teams and their product owner to ensure the goals of the sprint are effectively executed and accomplished. Champions the value that their scrum teams add to the business and advocates for processes that encourages crossfunctional collaboration.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Prior Experience in Banking, Financial or other highly regulated industry, required
Good people skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
Good facilitation skills
Good communication skills
Good interpersonal and leadership skills
Good conflict management skills
Good organizational and time management skills
Novice experience with modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous Integration, build, deliver, test-driven development and other automated acceptance testing techniques

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree preferred
Prior Experience serving as Scrum Master, preferred

Responsibilities

Assists with Agile process questions, clearing blockers, reinforcing transparency, and encouraging self-organization
Facilitate the identification of relevant metrics and define the measurement system
Cultivates an Agile mindset in problem solving and applying system thinking to uncover bottlenecks
Encourages engagement between teams and stakeholders
Ensures that the project risks raised are escalated and highlighted appropriately
Empowers managers to partner with business stakeholders and make more strategic decisions
Ensures the team understands agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
Monitors scrum team progress and performance to encourage team improvements.
Assisting the Product Owner with preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders
Provides input into Agile governing policies in view of the organization's principles to support Agile-based approaches
Maintains Platform-wide awareness and focus to assist with resource allocation and ensuring collaboration
Facilitating Scrum of Scrums in addition to facilitating their own individual scrum teams
Represents platform in organization-wide scrum of scrums and can present platform concepts to other project teams
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Time-Off Packages, boasting over 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
Competitive Compensation & Incentive
Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10,000 per year
Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards