Scrum Master

Hub International Insurance • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

We are looking for a motivated Scrum Master who will empower our teams as a servant leader, applying the Scrum framework to optimize team performance. As a Scrum Master, you will be working with multiple teams to facilitate planning and successful delivery of client projects through the full project development lifecycle. You’ll monitor team performance and remove any impediments that block sprint goals. You will help to foster a safe working environment for the team and will be an innovator who seeks continuous improvement for high-performing teams. Our ideal candidate is a collaborative problem solver with a passion for servant leadership and proven experience in practicing Scrum principles to guide teams in producing high-quality work.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working as Scrum Master and a strong understanding of Scrum principles
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: burn-down techniques, retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• Excellent ability to collaborate and communicate with both internal and external teams
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and experience working with both business and technology teams
• Has provided agile training to teams, clients, or stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Consulting experience is a major plus
• CSM, ACP-PMI, or other scrum certification

Responsibilities

• Coach and coordinate 1-2 scrum teams as Scrum Master, collaborating with Project Owners, Designers, and Developers on project workflow
• Assist in communicating and mitigating cross-team dependencies to maintain team velocity
• Facilitate scrum rituals, meetings, and any necessary decision-making processes for the team (sprint planning, daily standups, feedback meetings, sprint reviews/retrospectives, etc.)
• Provide support to the team using a servant leadership style and leading by example
• Collaborate with Scrum teams and Project Owners in developing sprint reports and workflows
• Guide the team on how to get the most out of self-organization
• Facilitate estimation meetings using relative effort estimation techniques
• Work with team to determine technical debt and dependencies
• Provide support for the development team and project owner in delivering incremental value each sprint for the projects
• Champion Scrum practices and values across teams, and educate others on these practices
• Help to identify and apply strategies for process improvement for the development teams

Benefits

• HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages which could include health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, and personal days, and eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees