SCRUM Master

company•City of Utica, NY

19d

About The Position

Summary: The SCRUM Master improves the team & customer experience by leveraging Agile delivery techniques. This position is responsible for the continuation of Agile Scrum growth throughout the organization, utilizing the processes and tools that have been established during the Agile transformation to date. This position ensures existing and new Agile Scrum processes and workflows maintain a high level of performance while continuously reviewing and refining those processes. This role supports and grows an Agile culture throughout the Enterprise. We are committed to promoting and maintaining existing Agile standards, creating and evolving the Enterprise Agile Software Development Lifecycle (eSDLC), facilitating the removal of organizational impediments, creating proactive transformation initiatives, assisting new start-up teams with training and coaching, executing Enterprise Agile and documenting best practices and improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field, with three (3) years of experience leading & implementing Agile Scrum. In lieu of degree nine (9) cumulative years of experience required.
Working toward Scrum Master certification or the ability to become certified within the next 12 months required.
Demonstrated experience facilitating a Delivery Team and all the Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Demonstration and Sprint Retrospective.
Strong understanding of IT System, Data & Automation Capabilities.
Proven leadership skills to coach and lead teams to fully deliver chartered objectives and projects.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Visio.
Self-starter with excellent organizational skills in planning and organizing to handle multiple tasks concurrently.
Advanced problem-solving capabilities and strong attention to detail.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field with five (5) years of experience leading & implementing Agile Scrum. In lieu of degree eleven (11) cumulative years of experience required.
Scrum Master Certification required.
Demonstrated experience with training and coaching others on Agile Scrum methods.
Demonstrated experience with applying Agile Scrum to projects with multiple Scrum teams utilizing a Scrum of Scrums approach.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field with seven (7) years of experience leading & implementing Agile Scrum. In lieu of degree thirteen (13) cumulative years of experience required.
Demonstrated experience applying project planning activities across multiple teams as necessary to create agile-based project plans in support of large projects.
Demonstrated experience with implementing Agile organizational change.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Acts as a Scrum Master for one or more delivery teams facilitating all the SCRUM ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Demonstration and Sprint Retrospective.
Partners and leads their team(s) by influence.
Provides mentorship to guide teams in the Agile Scrum methodology, providing team members with feedback and means of improvement, catalyzing organizational growth and answering questions.
Trains new team members and TPOs on the current Enterprise Software Development Lifecycle.
Works with the TPO and team to construct the product and sprint backlog.
Facilitates the closure of gaps between sprint plan commitments and actual completed work.
Teaches new team members how to read and consume Test Specifications and Requirements written in Gherkin format.
Ensures all decisions are promptly made during the sprint.
Must be assertive about adherence to the eSDLC process, Agile Scrum practice and enthusiastic about Agile methodologies and their benefits.
Provides guidance and ensures adherence to standard Agile Scrum processes for data collection, documentation, and reporting.
Consistently demonstrates high standards of integrity by supporting the Lifetime Healthcare Companies’ mission and values, adhering to the Corporate Code of Conduct, and leading to the Lifetime Way values and beliefs.
Maintains high regard for member privacy in accordance with the corporate privacy policies and procedures.
Regular and reliable attendance is expected and required.
Performs other functions as assigned by management.
Provides education for employees at all levels, including senior management, on Agile principles, best practices and the eSDLC.
Provides training sessions as necessary utilizing sanctioned training materials to support the organization-wide adoption of Agile Scrum methodologies and the eSDLC.
Works with their peers to facilitate a full release plan for each milestone.
Maintains the Agile documentation to include up to date information, best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
Leads multiple cross-functional Agile Scrum teams on projects utilizing a Scrum of Scrums approach in adherence to the eSDLC.
Facilitates the removal of barriers and impediments that the teams raise as quickly as possible.
Facilitates communication between teams and leadership.
Ensures retrospectives notes across teams are compiled and utilized within the scrum master community with common themes abstracted, affinitized and placed on the agile transformation backlog each iteration.
Works with all TPOs across the Product to ensure requirements are produced in Gherkin and other formats in accordance to established standards.
Teaches and mentors Agile Scrum across the Enterprise using Excellus' eSDLC.
Works with other Level II or III scrum masters in conjunction with the Strategic Portfolio Governance team to evolve the eSDLC as needed.
Trains, mentor and coaches Domain Product Owners, TPOs and other Scrum Masters.
Maintains and supports a Scrum Master Community of Practice.
Acts in a change-agent capacity by engaging leadership of all levels to facilitate the removal of impediments and implementation of proactive enhancements within the organization.
Assists in the design and implementation of necessary organizational change to support Agile delivery through the eSDLC.
Participates in the organization change necessary to align contributors and teams to the eSDLC to maximize delivery, quality and customer/business partner satisfaction.
Carries out requirements and eSDLC training compatible with multiple audiences (i.e., business partners, management, product contributors) in accordance with corporate standards.