Scrum Master
Insurity
•$65,000 - $109,000
About The Position
Insurity is seeking a Scrum Master to support its Professional Services team. The role coaches one to three Scrum teams and helps them deliver predictably by clarifying sprint goals, progress, risks, and impediments. The Scrum Master facilitates team collaboration and accountability, builds trust, supports Product Owners, and promotes continuous improvement.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience serving as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile delivery role is recommended.
- Strong understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
- Ability to coach teams on Agile best practices, remove impediments, and foster continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated success building trust, promoting collaboration, and maintaining accountability across cross-functional teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication, active listening, and collaboration skills across roles and teams.
- Strong organization, analytical thinking, prioritization, and follow-through, with flexibility to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong Excel skills and familiarity with the Scrum software development lifecycle.
- Willingness to learn Insurity’s release-management process and SAFe methodology.
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification, or ability to obtain it within the first year.
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred; equivalent work experience may be considered.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working with Policy Administration Software teams or similar insurance technology platforms.
- Experience with policy administration software or other insurance technology.
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Responsibilities
- Coach one to three Scrum teams and foster a collaborative, accountable team environment.
- Facilitate sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, and support backlog refinement with the Product Owner and team.
- Coordinate sprint schedules, team capacity, deliverables, and milestones with the Product Owner and delivery team.
- Maintain delivery tools and metrics, including the Scrum board, sprint backlog, capacity plan, velocity charts, and burndown charts.
- Track sprint progress and provide timely, clear status updates to management, project teams, and customers.
- Identify and help remove impediments, surface delivery risks early, and work with the team to find solutions.
- Manage commitment risks and issues proactively, escalating them to appropriate stakeholders when needed.
- Partner with Product Owners and stay current on Scrum practices and related industry trends.
Benefits
- Open PTO policy.
- Comprehensive health coverage.
- Employer-matched retirement savings.
- Award-winning onboarding program.
- Mentorship program.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and Kaplan.
- Discounted tuition for employees and their families through the University of Arizona Global Campus.
- Employee Referral Bonus program.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave.
- Disability insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
