Scrum Master - Reimagine

American AgCredit

1d • $84,620 - $135,392 • Remote

About The Position

The Scrum Master - Reimagine is responsible for helping build and evolve a new "greenfield" digital lending ecosystem. Operating at the intersection of systems design, data security, and emerging technology, this role ensures that AAC’s proprietary land intelligence and new digital lending platform is built to engage with customers, providing a product they want to come back to often, and helps them obtain the financing they need. This role will be part of a new team that seeks to leverage the best qualities of a small agile startup with the presence and stability of a successful market leader. This position demands a hands-on startup mindset, balancing customer needs with disciplined execution, while thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Head of Technology - Reimagine, The Scrum Master will be responsible for coordinating and managing the flow of work to build out our next-generation agricultural lending platform. They will work closely with product managers and designers to identify and capture work, grooming backlogs to help prioritize, and then work with the technical team(s) delivering customer-centric solutions and engage with key technology partners and vendors to deliver customer value. This role demands direct, hands-on involvement in communicating and coordinating with both internal and external teams, with a particular focus on the front-end experience, to deliver the ICR for Streamline Capital by EOY. The successful candidate will have strong ADO experience, ability to work with minimal supervision, engage with third party vendors, resolve problems and escalate risks and issues, all while maintaining strong alignment with key business goals.

Requirements

• Certification for a Scrum Master (CSM) required.
• Five or more years of experience working as a scrum master, product manager, or project manager in an agricultural or financial institution preferred.
• Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships with business delivery teams, leadership, senior management and internal/external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely across business delivery teams.
• Solid understanding of the product development lifecycle.
• In-depth understanding of agile methodologies, and up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate with a broad set of constituencies, both technical and non-technical.
• Basic understanding of software development practices to understand team needs is desired.
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft office suite, and applicable databases.
• Must have the ability to perform basic office tasks and sit at a desk for an extended period of time.
• Job requires extensive use of computers and phones.
• While performing the job, the employee is required to sit, crouch, kneel, crawl, reach and have the ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to work with typical hardware and cabling practices required.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills to adequately convey ideas and work well with a team.
• Ability to talk and hear, sit and use their hands and fingers, and reach in all directions is essential in performance of the job.
• Must be able to interact effectively with people at all levels of company.
• Work during established business hours and may require occasional weekend and/or evening work.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• All hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.
• We are unable to sponsor or transfer visas for applicants.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
• Five or more years of experience working as a scrum master, product manager, or project manager in an agricultural or financial institution preferred.
• Basic understanding of software development practices to understand team needs is desired.

Responsibilities

• Act as a servant leader including facilitation, situational awareness, and conflict resolution.
• Facilitate daily stand-ups, to monitor sprint progress.
• Work with business delivery team members to break down deliverables into epics, user stories, and tasks.
• Coach and mentor the business delivery team in agile frameworks and principles and fostering the team’s ability to self-organize, while also holding the team accountable to their commitments.
• Adhere to the Associations Change Management procedures
• Mediate conflicts to assist the team in making decisions.
• Remove roadblocks and facilitate solution development with the team.
• Supports a culture of continuous process improvement through team retrospectives and key indicators around team performance.
• Ensures clear communication and organization of all association strategic and business delivery team goals.
• Effective communication with the team, technology leadership and business stakeholders
• Creative problem solving and critical thinking skills in order to support the team in successful delivery of business value
• Leads with American AgCredit’s core values of Trust, Inclusion, Partnership, Growth Mindset and Excellence
• Take responsibility for successful delivery.
• Promote transparency and team empowerment across teams.
• High engagement within and across the technology teams
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters across teams.
• Perform other functions as assigned.

Benefits

• Commitment to agriculture and the communities we serve
• Family friendly work environment
• Investment in employee development
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• Outstanding 401k – automatic 3% employer contribution, plus match up to 6%
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation accrued at 21 days annually, Sick Days accrued at 15 days annually, 12 paid holidays, plus 16 hours of volunteer time)
• Competitive Incentive Compensation Plan
• Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee mental, physical, and financial wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree