Scrum Master III

Safety National•Maryland Heights, MO

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the company’s largest department, I.T. is responsible for supporting both ongoing operations and our next innovative project. Information technology is prioritized, allowing us to partner with colleagues to securely enable and support new capabilities every day. Utilizing a diverse set of technologies, like Guidewire, Salesforce, Java, C#/.NET, Mule, and Azure, the available career opportunities continue to grow rapidly. Our department consists of agile teams where individual contributions are recognized, and career advancement is nurtured. As a Scrum Master III, you will serve as a servant leader and Agile coach, helping guide a high-performing software development team within Safety National’s SAFe environment. You will play a critical role in driving delivery excellence by facilitating sprint activities, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with program objectives and organizational goals. You will lead key Agile ceremonies including PI Planning, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives while ensuring your team remains focused, productive, and aligned. By leveraging data-driven insights such as velocity and performance metrics, you will coach your team to continuously improve outcomes. You will also proactively identify risks, manage dependencies, and optimize workflows using Kanban principles. Your ability to influence team dynamics, resolve conflicts, and promote accountability will be essential in building a self-organizing, high-performing Agile team that consistently delivers high-quality solutions.

Requirements

2 or more years of experience in a Scrum Master role
Strong familiarity with software development environments and Agile methodologies
Expert-level knowledge of Scrum techniques, artifacts, and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Excellent communication, facilitation, and servant leadership skills
Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution, and organizational abilities
Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
This position allows for a hybrid work schedule which includes a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd. Saint Louis, MO. All employees are required to submit work from home requests and follow our Work From Home policy, which will be provided to all candidates selected to interview.

Nice To Haves

SAFe Scrum Master certification
Experience facilitating cross-team collaboration within Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
Experience with capacity planning, PI planning, and Agile forecasting techniques
Demonstrated ability to use metrics (e.g., velocity, say/do ratios) to drive team performance improvements
Experience coaching teams on Lean-Agile principles and continuous improvement practices

Responsibilities

Facilitating sprint activities
Removing impediments
Fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Collaborating closely with Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with program objectives and organizational goals
Leading key Agile ceremonies including PI Planning, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
Leveraging data-driven insights such as velocity and performance metrics
Coaching your team to continuously improve outcomes
Proactively identify risks
Managing dependencies
Optimizing workflows using Kanban principles
Influence team dynamics
Resolve conflicts
Promote accountability
Building a self-organizing, high-performing Agile team that consistently delivers high-quality solutions