Scrum Master
Vitality Group International, Inc.
Chicago, illinois
Job Details
Full-time
Full Job Description
We’re looking for a qualified Scrum Master to join the Project Management Office and play a key role in Vitality’s transformation to a Scaled Agile Framework, a way of working that is anchored in continuous improvement, lean product delivery, business agility, and customer centricity.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate team organization and agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily standups, reviews/demos, and retrospectives
- Assist with release planning and communication
- Facilitate continuous improvement and the development of a learning culture on teams
- Understand and analyze performance measurements to facilitate team improvements
- Maintain velocity, burn down/up reporting and communicate team progress
- Ensure team is working efficiently towards clear, aligned sprint goals
- Work with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of the SAFe framework in the organization
- Remove impediments and make issues and problems visible; escalate as necessary
- Assist with dependency management and cross team coordination
- Build and maintain a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, judgment, or retribution
- Serve as the primary communicator of dependencies, timelines, and constraints for the team
- Empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition
- Grow team confidence to experiment, iterate, evolve, and learn
- Act as a buffer between external distractions to minimize disruptions
- Perform other duties as required and assigned by manager and upper management including but not limited to managing projects, creating, project plans etc.
- Seek out continuous learning and growth opportunities
Pay Range $90,000.00 - $110,000.00
Requirements
- Three years of Scrum Master or equivalent experience in Agile development including coaching on agile methodologies
- Ability to work as part of a geographically dispersed team
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Must be self-motivated and know when to seek guidance
- Solid stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills
- Solid written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal, and collaborative skills; ability to communicate effectively to both technical & non-technical audiences
- Knowledge of agile methodology and scaled framework like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe etc.
- Willingness to raise issues and inspire change while being comfortable dealing with situations of conflict, ambiguity, and uncertainty
- Experience with Mobile product development highly desirable
- SAFe or other project certifications highly desired
- Wellness or insurance industry or related experience desirable
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Parental Leave
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Hybrid Work
Catered Food & Snacks
Wellness Resources